Coimbatore Corporation bill collector arrested for graft
A bill collector for the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation was arrested by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption for demanding a bribe. The official was caught in a trap while accepting money to process a vacant land tax application.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing efforts by anti-corruption agencies to curb graft within municipal administrative services.
The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Tuesday arrested a bill collector of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) on charge of demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹40,000 from a man for fixing vacant land tax for a plot of land.
The arrested has been identified as Yamuna Devi (56), who had been working as a bill collector in CCMC’s South Zone, covering areas such as wards 96 and 97.
According to the DVAC, one Prakash planned to construct a mini theatre in a vacant land on lease. The owner of the land applied with CCMC for fixing vacant land tax for the plot and Mr. Prakash was following up the status of the application. DVAC officials said that Devi demanded a bribe of ₹40,000 from Mr. Prakash for the process.
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