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The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Thanjavur, has filed a lawsuit against erstwhile Thanjavur Corporation Commissioner K. Saravanakumar, 2 different elder officials and a ‘contractor’ connected charges of causing nonaccomplishment to the exchequer to the tune of ₹9.56 crore.
According to DVAC sources, Mr. Saravanakumar, erstwhile Executive Engineer Jagadeesan and erstwhile Assistant Engineer Karthikeyan cancelled a bio-mining declaration allotted to a steadfast astatine Kovilvenni successful Tiruvarur territory successful 2022.
Well earlier cancelling the enactment order, the trio engaged a non-listed contractor, Manisekaran of Sivagangai, and created records that 1,42,384 cubic metre of garbage had been cleared utilizing the bio-mining method by Manisekaran, though helium had really cleared 14,363 cubic metre of garbage only. A sum of ₹.9,56,82,048 was besides released to Manisekaran based connected the fabricated documents.
A lawsuit nether sections 13(2), 13(1)(a) and 12 of Prevention of Corruption Act, and sections 120(b), 409, 465, 468, 471 and 109 of Indian Penal Code, was filed against Saravanakumar, Jagadeesan, Karthikeyan and Manisekaran connected November 24, the sources said.
