Trichy: Block development officer suspended over bribery charge

TRICHY: A block development officer (BDO) of Thuraiyur Union in the district was placed under suspension on Wednesday for accepting bribe from beneficiaries of the chief minister’s solar powered green house scheme at Vannadu village. District collector S Sivarasu suspended BDO A Manivel of Thuraiyur Union.
The suspension order comes following an inquiry over a video of Manivel having a conversation with a group of villagers over bribery for sanctioning the scheme. Sources said that the BDO demanded 3,000 each from five out of ten beneficiaries for sanctioning the scheme.