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The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) has truthful acold laid traps and booked 50 cases against nationalist servants for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe successful 2025, officials said connected Thursday.
According to the VACB, the 50th lawsuit was related to the apprehension of Srinivasan, a sub-group serviceman of Mannar Thrikkuratti Mahadeva Temple managed by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) and receiver of Kuttamperoor Kunnathoor Sree Durga Devi Temple successful Alappuzha district, for allegedly accepting a bribe for facilitating temple rituals connected Wednesday.
A VACB connection said a full of 68 accused, including authorities officials and middlemen, had been arrested this twelvemonth successful the trap operations crossed assorted departments.
Among the 50 cases, the Revenue section accounted for 17, Local Self-Government section 10, and the Police section six.
Three cases each were registered successful the Education section and the Kerala State Electricity Board, portion 11 others were reported from assorted departments.
VACB officials said the TDB authoritative was arrested connected Wednesday aft a nonmigratory of Mannar had contacted Mr. Srinivasan to publication pujas astatine the Durga Devi temple.
After the rituals were performed connected November 15 astatine the complainant’s expense, Mr. Srinivasan allegedly demanded ₹5,000 arsenic bribe and asked for it to beryllium transferred done Google Pay, the VACB said.
Following a complaint, a trap was laid, and Mr. Srinivasan was caught red-handed portion accepting ₹5,000 connected Wednesday, the connection said.
Vigilance Director Manoj Abraham said corruption successful authorities services was being monitored seriously, and respective officials were nether changeless surveillance.
He urged the nationalist to study corruption and bribery demands to the VACB, and enactment would beryllium taken against corrupt officials.
