Water Resources Department Work Inspector arrested by DVAC on bribery charge in Tiruchi
A Work Inspector from the Water Resources Department in Tiruchi, India, was arrested by the DVAC for allegedly demanding a bribe. The official was caught in a trap after soliciting money from a laborer to allow silt removal.
Why it matters
This incident highlights ongoing efforts by anti-corruption agencies to curb bribery in local government administrative processes.
A Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC), Tiruchi team, on Thursday arrested a Work Inspector serving in the Water Resources Department in Tiruchi district on bribery charges.
The arrest of Work Inspector G. Loganathan, 41, serving in the New Kattalai High Level Canal Section - 1 was made on the basis of a complaint lodged by C. Edward of Mudikandam in Srirangam taluk.
DVAC sources said Mr. Edward had been working as a labourer for Joyce Prameela of Mudikandam. Ms. Prameela had obtained permission from the tahsildar of Srirangam to lift silt from a pond controlled by the Water Resources Department at Mekkudi.
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