
Panchayat clerk held on graft charges
The Hindu
Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption officers on Thursday arrested a clerk in Kundrathur town panchayat for bribery. A person lodged a complaint alleging that he had been asked bribes of ₹25,0
Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption officers on Thursday arrested a clerk in Kundrathur town panchayat for bribery.
A person lodged a complaint alleging that he had been asked bribes of ₹25,000 by Dhanraj, executive officer at the Kundrathur town panchayat, and ₹10,000 by clerk Selvaraj in order to get a plot layout approved.

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