Coimbatore: In a major crackdown on corruption, sleuths of the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC) seized Rs 10,94,605 lakh of unaccounted money from government offices in Coimbatore, Tirupur, Salem, Namakkal and Krishnagiri on Friday.
A team of DVAC officers led by deputy superintendent of police T H Ganesh seized Rs 86,500 from the Coimbatore north taluk office. They interrogated revenue department staff, who had kept the money in several files. The officers registered cases against a deputy tahsildar, two revenue inspectors, a surveyor, a village administrative officer, an office assistant, a record clerk, a staff working for consolidate pay, a temporary driver and a tout under Section 7 A read with 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The officials failed to maintain cash entry register, sources said. “We will file a chargesheet before the special court of DVAC cases against the 10 people. The unaccounted money seizure showed the failure of the taluk administration. So, we will send a letter against the tahsildar to the district collector,” said an officer.
Tirupur DVAC officers conducted a raid at the office of the sub-registrar at Avinashi and seized Rs 16,105.
DVAC officers in Salem district raided the office of the sub-registrar at Suramangalam to seize Rs 2.53 lakh. The officers interrogated sub-registrar Kanagaraj and other staff, and registered a case. The raid was completed at 7am on Saturday.
The sleuths seized Rs 5.25 lakh from the office of the assistant director of town and country planning in Namakkal. They seized Rs 2.14 lakh from the RTO check post at Hosur in Krishnagiri district.