Former VAO gets seven years of RI in graft case
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Madurai: The Madurai special court for cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act on Monday found a former village administrative officer (VAO) guilty of demanding and accepting a bribe for issuing a patta to a man in Madurai district in 2015.
Judge R Barathiraja sentenced former Vadivelkarai VAO D Jeyabharathi to undergo seven years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of 2,000 on her.
Manikandan, a resident of Vadivelkarai, approached Jeyabharathi in June 2015, seeking a patta for the house in which his mother was residing. Jeyabharathi demanded 1,000 as bribe for completing the task. Manikandan lodged a complaint with Madurai Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption officials in this regard.
DVAC officials set up a trap and arrested Jeyabharathi red-handed when she received 1,000 from Manikandan.
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