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An technologist moving with the Town Panchayat bureau successful Kariapatti, Virudhunagar district, was caught red-handed erstwhile helium allegedly received a sum of ₹50,000 from a contractor arsenic bribe towards settling a measure worthy ₹1.38 crore connected Thursday.
Following a ailment from Palanikumar, 42, of Sellur, Madurai, the DVAC (Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption) Virudhunagar territory registered a case.
The ailment was that Palanikumar had bagged a declaration to conception a modern crematorium astatine a outgo of ₹1.38 crore successful 2022. It was said that aft helium had completed the work, determination was hold successful settling the dues. After overmuch persuasion, helium received a outgo of ₹1.14 crore.
When helium repeatedly reminded astir the equilibrium payment, the technologist identified arsenic Ganesan allegedly demanded ₹3.50 lakh arsenic bribe for colony of the bill. Hence, helium approached the DVAC police.
After signaling the statement, a squad led by ADSP Ramachandran and Inspectors Boominathan and Jes Mumtaj were connected surveillance astatine the bureau of Ganesan.
When the complainant handed implicit a sum of ₹50,000 with chemic coating, nether the guise of paying the bribe magnitude successful instalments, the DVAC squad apprehended Ganesan red-handed. He was detained and taken to the DVAC bureau for further probe.
