
DVAC arrests VAO on charges of graft
The Hindu
Sleuths from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Tuesday arrested a Village Administrative Officer (VAO) near S.S. Kulam on charges of demanding graft for name transfer on land
Sleuths from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Tuesday arrested a Village Administrative Officer (VAO) near S.S. Kulam on charges of demanding graft for name transfer on land patta. In a statement, the DVAC said Vellanaipatti VAO Kumar (40) allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹ 3,500 from a resident of Idigarai to process the name transfer application. The resident approached the DVAC, who set up a trap at the village administrative office on Tuesday and the VAO was caught accepting the bribe amount, the statement said. The accused was booked under sections of Prevention of Corruption Act and remanded in judicial custody.
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