Former Deputy Collector held in bribery case in Keralam’s Kochi
The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau in Kerala has arrested a retired Deputy Collector for his alleged role as a middleman in a bribery case. The arrest follows the earlier detention of a tahsildar and two agents who reportedly demanded money to facilitate land record conversions.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing efforts by Indian anti-corruption agencies to curb systemic graft within local revenue and land administration departments.
The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) on Friday arrested a retired Deputy Collector in connection with a bribery case in which three people, including a tahsildar, were apprehended on August 13. Kripa N.K., 59, a resident of Kadavanthra here, was arrested for allegedly playing a middleman in the ₹10 lakh bribery case, the VACB said.
The VACB zeroed in on Mr. Kripa while probing the case in which Kanayannur tahsildar (land records) Jose Antony Hartis and two alleged agents—Rajesh N.S., 49, of Kadavanthra and Jose Shibyin, 44, of Vyttila— were arrested for allegedly demanding ₹10 lakh from a man from Kaloor.
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