Chennai: Former Greater Engineering Assistant Chennai Corporation has been sentenced to two years after a special court for cases related to the prevention of corruption laws has found him guilty of grafts.
Guilty officials have demanded a 5,000 bribe from the builder who claimed that the action would begin with it because of building without relevant documents, according to prosecution.
P Sanacran, was hired as an assistant engineer in the city 4th corner zone until February 2011.
According to prosecution, the contractor Nasir Ahmed was building the first floor for his cousin’s house in Colathur.
While the work is underway, officials visit the site and ask for building permits.
After reading the same, he asked for a complainant to stop the construction and come to his office next week with all documents.
Therefore, on January 31, the complainants have met officially and produced all documents after that the defendant official demanded a bribe of 10,000 to allow construction and allegedly threaten that if the request was not fulfilled, the building would be destroyed.
Do not want to pay the amount, the complainant approaches the Directorate of Precautions and the Anti-Corruption Department.
On February 1, the trap was placed and the complainant met with officials accused of being determined to submit the initial number of 2,000.
The official was arrested with a red hand while he received a currency note of chemicals.
The advice for the defendant claimed that the complainant had a friend in the police department and they planned to drive a case while he really demanded a fine to eliminate unauthorized construction waste.
After examining the shipment, a special judge J Oomprakash argued that prosecution had proven not doubting the accusation and punishing officials in prison.
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