RTO in-charge, 17 others in DVAC dock over graft

CHENNAI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) has registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, against 18 persons, including RTO incharge of Sriperumbudur, 11 other staff at the RTO office, five brokers and two private individuals, in connection with the seizure of Rs 3.81 lakh unaccounted cash from the RTO office during a surprise check in the first week of this month.

The DVAC, in the FIR, listed S Sudhakar RTO Tambaram who is in-charge of Sriperumbudur RTO as the first accused along with his PA, Uma Maheswari; motor vehicle Inspector MR Mukundan; accountant M Manikandan; superintendents P Anbu, T Krishnakumar; typist

G Gomathi; driver M Panchakshram; data entry operator M Mahendran; assistant D Rajendran and G Kalpana, five brokers and two private individuals as suspects in the graft case.

The raiding team had seized nearly Rs 43,000, found scattered in inverter room and as well as the backside of the RTO office.

As expected, brokers were carrying huge unaccounted cash with them. One broker was in possession of Rs 61,000 liquid cash. While RTO’s PA was in possession of Rs 20,000 his data entry operator was found to be having more than Rs 27,000 with him. All these were seized as they could not explain why were they carrying so much money and all these unaccounted cash was only part of the bribe to the officers at the RTO, the FIR said.