Officials from the registration department were busted while accepting a bribe

CHENNAI: Two employees of the IG Registration office at the Kuralagam complex tried to coerce an attorney into paying a bribe to reveal the approval status of the paperwork for a few sales deeds, but they were caught when they took Rs 25,000 on Thursday. The officials were identified as junior assistant Vijayakumar and assistant executive engineer Ramesh. Additionally, the investigators uncovered undeclared funds of Rs. 8.6 lakh at Ramesh’s house and Rs. 18,000 at Vijayakumar’s workplace. The complainant was an SBI panel attorney who was in charge of the sale deed documents for his clients. Guduvanchery SRO forwarded the files to the assistant executive engineer’s OD/Registration department office for field inspection. According to a DVAC officer, when the lawyer went there to inquire about the status of the papers, the officials requested a bribe. The officers were apprehended when they collected Rs 25,000 and repeated their initial demand. Both suspects were taken into custody and placed on remand. Other Legal Posts Additionally, the investigators uncovered undeclared funds of Rs. 8.6 lakh at Ramesh’s house and Rs. 18,000 at Vijayakumar’s workplace. The complainant was an SBI panel attorney who was in charge of the sale deed documents for his clients.