
Ex-Municipal Commissioner,three others booked for cheating
The Hindu
The District Crime Branch (DCB) in Coimbatore on Monday booked K. Paunraj, former Commissioner of Valparai Municipality, and three others for allegedly misappropriating local body funds to the tune of
The District Crime Branch (DCB) in Coimbatore on Monday booked K. Paunraj, former Commissioner of Valparai Municipality, and three others for allegedly misappropriating local body funds to the tune of ₹ 35.78 lakh. The case was registered against Paunraj, municipality manager Nanjundan, proprietor of Green Park and contractor Manikumar based on a complaint lodged by S. S. Sureshkumar, the present Municipal Commissioner of the civic body. They were booked under Sections 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent), 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) and 120 B (punishment of criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.More Related News

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