Vigilance recovers bribe money flushed down toilet, arrests official in Keralam
A public health inspector in Kerala was arrested by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau after attempting to destroy evidence of a bribe. The official flushed ₹10,000 down a toilet, but officers successfully recovered the currency from the pipes.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing efforts by anti-corruption agencies to combat bribery in public administration and the lengths to which officials may go to evade accountability.
A public health inspector allegedly flushed a ₹10,000 bribe down a toilet when Vigilance officers arrived to catch him red-handed. The money was later recovered from the toilet pipe.
Sreeji G.S., public health inspector grade-II at Tirurangadi municipality, was arrested by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau on October 1 after allegedly accepting the bribe from a complainant seeking a municipal licence for a newly opened restaurant and juice shop.
The complainant had applied for the licence online but said the application was rejected on the ground that it was not in the proper format. He later approached Mr. Sreeji through a friend. The inspector reportedly demanded ₹10,000 to process the licence.
The complainant approached the Vigilance unit at Malappuram, which arranged a trap. The complainant handed over the money to Mr. Sreeji at the room where the inspector was staying at Parappanangadi at around 6.45 p.m.
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