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Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
15 years on, cop jailed for 2 lakh bribe to turn crime into civil case
Chennai: A man facing two criminal cases was told he could make them "disappear" for 2 lakh. He didn't pay. He went to vigilance sleuths instead. The next morning, he showed up with tainted currency, a trap team, and a signal plan: run fingers through hair once the deal was done. That was December 17, 2008. Head constable S Mohan took the 2 lakh outside Central Crime Branch's Greams Road office. Phenolphthalein tests turned both his pant pockets pink. Inspector D C Ruskin stood nearby. Fifteen years and 23 miscellaneous petitions later, a Chennai anti-corruption court has now found Ruskin guilty under Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He gets five years' rigorous imprisonment and 2 lakh in fines. You Can Also Check: Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai The bribe wasn't for favours. It was to stop police action in cases registered under various IPC sections for forgery, cheating, and criminal conspiracy. The inspector told the complainant he'd get legal opinion and write off the cases as civil. Ruskin first demanded 20 lakh, then 10 lakh, and finally settled for 2 lakh. His subordinate took the money. The man gave the signal. Vigilance officers stepped in. What followed was not a smooth trial. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Most Unwelcoming Countries in the World, Ranked BigGlobalTravel Undo The complainant died before cross-examination. The second accused stopped appearing, claiming his wife was ill. The case against him was split. The defence argued it was a setup — engineered by a retired DVAC officer who was allegedly related to the complainant. They produced newspaper clippings, delay charts, and accused the witnesses of bias. But the court wasn't convinced. S Karthikeyan, the official witness who watched the bribe being handed over, never wavered. P Paramasamy, the trap officer, confirmed the sequence. Lab tests matched. Currency notes tallied. Ruskin claimed innocence, said he had a family, and asked for a lighter sentence. The court said no. "Being an offence against society at large, appropriate punishment is necessary." The bribe took minutes. The verdict took 15 years.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
VAO arrested for accepting bribe of 4,500 in Krishnagiri
Krishnagiri: A village administrative officer (VAO) was arrested for accepting a bribe of Rs4,500 from a farmer seeking a succession certificate near Hosur here on Saturday. According to an official attached to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), M Jayaraman, a farmer from Mariamman Kovil Street at Anchetty, approached Salivaram village administrative officer Lakshmikanthan on June 24 to obtain a succession certificate, as his father had passed away in 1999. "He submitted an application in this regard and visited the VAO again on Friday. The VAO asked him to pay Rs6,000 for issuing the succession certificate. Jayaraman paid him Rs1,500 and told him that the remaining amount would be paid after receiving the certificate," the official said. The same evening, Jayaraman lodged a complaint with the DVAC sleuths, who gave him chemical coated currency notes, asking him to hand over the same to the VAO the next day. "We caught the VAO today (Saturday) while accepting the bribe. We have registered a case against the VAO and further inquiry is on," the official said.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- The Hindu
Former police inspector gets five years of rigorous imprisonment for accepting ₹2-lakh bribe in Chennai
A former Inspector of Police attached with the Central Crime Branch (CCB), Chennai, was convicted and sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment for accepting a bribe of ₹2 lakh in 2008. The convict D.C. Ruskin worked as Inspector of Police, XIII Team in CCB, Chennai, from November 2007 to December 2008. The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) said a person named T.S. Abineshababu, residing at Anna Nagar, had lodged a complaint that Ruskin had demanded ₹2 lakh as bribe to drop further action and to close cases registered against the complainant and others. Abineshababu then raised a complaint against Ruskin and S. Mohan, a head constable, with the DVAC on December 16, 2008. After registering a case, the officials laid a trap. At 8:05 p.m. on December 17, 2008, Ruskin reiterated his demand for a bribe and directed Abineshababu to hand over the money to Mohan, who then accepted it from the complainant. Upon completing the investigation, a chargesheet was filed before the Special Court for Cases Under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Chennai, in 2010. After the conclusion of the trial, the judgment was pronounced on Friday by the Special Court. Ruskin was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment. A fine of ₹2 lakh was also imposed.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Time of India
VAO, assistant arrested for accepting bribe near Salem
SALEM: Sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Thursday arrested a village administrative officer (VAO) and his assistant on charges of accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a farmer at Kamakkapalayam in Salem district. M Kannaiyan, 46, of Kamakkapalayam village approached VAO S Prabhu, 36, and assistant M Velmurugan, 49, to survey his parcel of land. "Both the VAO and the assistant demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000," a DVAC officer said. Reluctant to pay the bribe, Kannaiyan filed a complaint with the DVAC. Inspectors Murugan and Ravikumar visited Kannaiyan on Thursday morning. They gave him chemical-coated currency notes to hand them over to the VAO and the assistant. DVAC sleuths nabbed the duo red-handed while he accepted the money from the farmer.
New Indian Express
24-06-2025
- New Indian Express
41 FIRs behind ED's Tasmac probe involve Rs 92L in bribes
CHENNAI: The 41 FIRs registered by Tamil Nadu's Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), based on which the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched its money laundering investigation three months ago into the affairs of Tasmac, covered bribery allegations worth Rs 92 lakh. They predominantly involve regional and district managers, flying squad officials, supervisors and salesmen of the state-owned liquor marketing company in 18 districts. Of these 41 FIRs filed between 2017 and 2022, 34 were registered during the previous AIADMK regime while the remaining seven were filed after the DMK came to power in 2021, government sources said. After intense searches at Tasmac headquarters and premises related to the firm, the ED, in a press release on March 13, said it had found incriminating materials indicating a scam of Rs 1,000 crore, where funds generated illegally by breweries and bottling units were given as kickback to officials for getting more procurement orders from them. The agency said it found materials showing manipulation in Tasmac's tender allocations, irregularities in transfer postings, bar licence tenders and indent orders favouring a few distilleries. Illicit money seized by DVAC ranges from Rs 5k-Rs 5L; 16 accused are lower-level staff The materials also showed collection of Rs 10-Rs 30 per bottle over and above the MRP at Tasmac outlets, the agency added. Currently, 53 FIRs of DVAC registered to investigate corruption in Tasmac from 2016 to 2025 are available on their website, of which 41 have been used by ED as their predicate offence to register their Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), sources said. An analysis of the 41 FIRs showed that overcharging of consumers at retail outlets, taking bribes for transfers, not acting on complaints of overcharging, and to allow running of illegal bars were the main allegations for which these FIRs were filed.
