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The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (VAC) portion of the Puducherry Police has initiated a probe successful transportation with a occupation scam involving K. Mahesh, Deputy Registrar, Public Relations, Pondicherry University.
Sources successful the VAC said a cheating lawsuit was registered successful Odhiansalai Police Station successful November past year. Muralidharan, a nonmigratory of Mangalam village, had lodged a ailment that a idiosyncratic named Rajkumar had collected ₹5 lakh from him, promising a nursing occupation successful the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) successful 2023-24.
The complainant approached the constabulary aft Rajkumar failed to get the occupation and besides instrumentality the money. When constabulary questioned Rajkumar, helium confessed to taking the wealth connected behalf of Mr. Mahesh, who was past moving successful JIPMER connected deputation.
The lawsuit was transferred to VAC owing to the engagement of a authorities official. The VAC past registered a lawsuit nether the Prevention of Corruption Act and included Mahesh arsenic the 2nd accused successful the case.
Sources said the Deputy Registrar absconded aft the lawsuit was registered and secured anticipatory bail from the High Court connected Wednesday. “Both unneurotic person collected astir ₹40 lakh from astir six persons, promising nursing jobs astatine JIPMER,” the root said.
