Summary:
more-inThe Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) arrested a revenue department officer in Kollam on Tuesday for allegedly accepting a bribe from an applicant. However, the official allegedly demanded that the applicant produce the legal heirship certificate or paid a bribe of ?10,000. After being tipped off, a VACB team led by Kollam Vigilance unit Dy.SP Ashok Kumar apprehended the official while allegedly accepting the second instalment. Similar complaintsAccording to the VACB, similar complaints had cropped up against the official when he had worked as the Kavalayoor sub-registrar in Thiruvananthapuram. The accused was identified as R.
Vinod of Karunagapally, who worked as the sub-registrar at Chithara, Kollam..