Man posing as DVAC official held on Kamarajar Salai

The accused was intercepted when Anna Square police inspector and his team were on a vehicle check near Labour statue on Kamarajar Salai on Thursday.

The police team spotted the vehicle with a board ‘State General Secretary, TN Vigilance Council of India’ and stopped it for verification. The vehicle also had a government emblem on it. The man in the Mahindra XUV 500 (TN 07CR 8140) identified himself as B Prasad Babu, a resident of Tiruvanmiyur.

When the police team questioned him, Prasad’s answers were incoherent. So the police asked him to show documents, which he couldn’t. He was allegedly carrying a fake identity card. The police added that he does not represent any government body.

They later arrested Prasad and remanded him in judicial custody.

Vigilance team nabsAvadi Corporation official

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) trapped a town planning inspector attached to Avadi Corporation on Friday. The arrested was identified as Kamadurai, who alleged demanded Rs 1 lakh for approving a layout.

The DVAC team set a trap to nab the corrupt officer based on a complaint from one Ramesh of Sekkadu, Avadi. On Friday afternoon, when Kamadurai was receiving the amount, DVAC team led by DSP Lavakumar caught him red-handed and arrested him under the Prevention of Corruption Act near Pattabhiram Hindu College. The arrested officer has been remanded tojudicial custody.