Madurai

In a surprise check conducted at the office of Sub-Registrar at Chekkanoorani, sleuths of Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption seized ₹27,000 from the Sub-Registrar, Chellasamy, on Monday night.

The sleuths who stormed the office late in the evening, found the money in the possession of the Sub-Registrar and his almirah. A DVAC source said that the official could not account for possession of the amount. The official was enquired till around midnight.