CHENNAI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), along with District Inspection Cell officials, seized unaccounted cash of Rs 8.21 lakh and detected suspicious digital transactions worth Rs 1.50 crore during surprise checks at 43 government offices across Tamil Nadu on Friday.

The total value of the unaccounted cash and suspicious digital transactions detected during the checks stood at Rs 1.59 crore, according to the department.

The joint surprise checks were conducted at various government offices, including Corporation offices, Block Development Officer (BDO) offices, government hospitals, panchayat offices, municipality offices, Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) offices, Deputy Director of Health Services offices, union offices, town panchayat offices and municipality planning section offices.

During the checks, officials seized unaccounted cash amounting to Rs 8,21,750. They also detected suspicious transactions through Google Pay (GPay) totalling Rs 1,50,96,281.

The combined amount of cash seized and suspicious digital transactions identified was Rs 1,59,18,031.