Panchayat officials booked

Salem: The Kakkapalayam police on Thursday registered a case against Ernapuram panchayat officials based on a complaint filed by activist A Radhakrishnan.
In his complaint, Radhakrishnan said the officials had spent Rs 5 lakh for laying tar road on HR&CE owned land without obtaining the department consent.
Talking to TOI, Radhakrishnan said the land belonged to Nambiyampatt Arulmigu Cendraya Perumal temple.
“We have registered a case under the Tamil Nadu Property Prevention of Damage and Loss Act of 1984,” a senior police officer from the station said.
Secretary of the panchayat raj and rural development Hansraj Verma said he would look into the issue.TNN