Chief Judicial Magistrate S.Malarmathy sentenced a block development officer and a fitter to undergo eight years of imprisonment for accepting bribe in 1999. On December 22, 1999, farmer Sakthivel of Elachipalayam in Tiruchengode approached BDO Samiyappan and fitter Paramasivam seeking no-objection
certificate for digging a borewell in his land.
Both sought Rs. 550 as bribe for issuing the certificate.
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Sakthivel alerted the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) sleuths. When Sakthivel handed over the money, DVAC sleuths arrested the two. A case was registered. The magistrate found both guilty and sentenced them to eight years imprisonment besides levying a fine of Rs. 50,000 each.
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