Date:26/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/26/stories/2008112650930300.htm

Tamil Nadu - Coimbatore

Arrested for taking bribe

Staff Reporter

Coimbatore: A record clerk at the north taluk office was trapped ‘redhanded’ by the sleuths of the Directorate of Anti-vigilance and Corruption on Monday.

According to V. Mohan Karthik of Thottipalayam, the record clerk Mariappan demanded a bribe of Rs. 5,000 to issue revenue certificate pertaining to his land.

He preferred a complain with the DVAC. Mohan Karthik handed over the money in the evening at the office and the sleuths caught Mariappan ‘redhanded’. A case has been registered in this connection.