Govt staff arrested while accepting bribe in Tamil Nadu

A woman staff member at the taluk office in Udhagamandalam, was arrested while allegedly accepting Rs 2,000 as bribe from a man for an official favour.

Based on a complaint by the man that she had demanded the money for transferring a property deed to his name, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption laid a trap and handed over tainted notes to the man, to be given to her.

The woman was arrested when she was accepting the money this morning, DVAC sources said.