Surveyor trapped while receiving ₹10,000 bribe from construction worker
A government surveyor was arrested by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) while accepting a ₹10,000 bribe. The bribe was requested from a construction worker in exchange for processing a land patta transfer.
Why it matters
This underscores ongoing efforts to combat systemic corruption in local government land administration offices.
The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Wing police have arrested a surveyor while allegedly receiving bribe of ₹10,000 from a construction worker for recommending for patta for his house.
Police said construction worker Madasamy, 52, of Piranoor near Shencottai in the district had purchased in the name of his wife Arumugam a small house on 2.26 cents of land from one Kuzhanthaivel. When he applied for transferring the patta in the name of his wife, surveyor of Shencottai Ramar Selvam, 37, surveyed the land.
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