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The Mayor of Vellore Corporation Sujatha Anandakumar was among 3 persons who were booked by Sathuvachari constabulary successful Vellore for usurpation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for alleged organisation of sports kits to younker successful the area.
Police said that based connected a ailment from predetermination serviceman Satheesh Velan, cases person been registered against Mayor Ms. Sujatha, ward 27 councilor Satheesh Kumar, and car operator Gopinath nether section 173 (bribery during elections) and conception 132 (assaulting oregon utilizing transgression unit against a nationalist servant to deter them from their duty) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
Initial enquiry revealed that on with section ward councillor, Ms. Sujatha allegedly distributed government-sponsored sports instrumentality to younker successful a corp bureau astatine Sathuvachari a fewer days ago. As residents gathered adjacent the venue, she left the spot successful a car.
Police said that subsequently, AIADMK’s Vellore caput SRK Appu complained to predetermination officials astir the usurpation of MCC. Following the complaint, predetermination officials tried to halt the car aft it was spotted successful the area. However, the car operator Gopinath did not halt the vehicle. Thereafter, predetermination officials filed a ailment with Sathuvachari police. Cases were registered. Police besides seized the car. A probe is nether way.
