Municipal Revenue Assistant Inspector arrested for taking bribe of ₹15,000 in Ooty

The Nilgiris: District Vigilance and Anti-corruption police have arrested a Municipal revenue assistant inspector who took a bribe of Rs 15,000 to measure a newly built house in the Udagai municipal area.







The Nilgiris: District Vigilance and Anti-corruption police have arrested a Municipal  revenue assistant inspector who took a bribe of Rs 15,000 to measure a newly built house in the Udagai municipal area.

There has been several complaints about bribes in the area regarding construction of houses. Prabhu, who lives in the Udagai Municipality, has built a house following all the rules and had requested his house to be measured and approved.

 Municipal Revenue Assistant Inspector Satya Arokiya Nathan has demanded a bribe of Rs 15,000 to survey the land on behalf of the municipality.

Following this, Prabhu lodged a complaint with the District Vigilance Anti-Corruption Police. Based on the complaint, Prabhu this evening handed over a bribe of Rs 15,000 to Revenue Assistant Inspector Satya Arokiya Nathan.

At that time, the undercover anti-corruption police arrested the Municipal Revenue Assistant Inspector. The investigation has revealed that Satya Arokiyanathan, who was arrested, had received a bribe of several lakhs of rupees to survey the land of several houses in the Ooty Municipality.

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