TIRUCHY: The DVAC sleuths arrested a VAO for accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 for processing an individual patta in Thanjavur on Wednesday.
Kumaresan from Thiruvonam had met Thoppuviduthi VAO Murugesan (32) as he wanted to get a separate individual patta from the group patta.
For the deed, Murugesan demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000 for processing the application. Unwilling to part with money, Kumaresan approached the Thanjavur DVAC and lodged a complaint.
Based on the complaint, the DVAC registered a case and caught Murugesan red-handed while receiving the bribe of Rs 5,000 from Kumaresan at the VAO office.