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The Hindu
The Hindu
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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Tangedco commercial inspector held | History Defined

The officers of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Thursday arrested a commercial inspector of Tangedco in Tiruvallur district for allegedly receiving bribe for a new connection.

Sources said a Tangedco customer complained to the DVAC, Tiruvallur unit, that he had applied for single-phase domestic connection for his newly constructed house. Sivakumar, commercial inspector, Tangedco, Perembakkam, Tiruvallur district, allegedly demanded ₹3,000 to process his application. In this connection, a case was registered and a trap was laid. Sivakumar was caught while taking bribe.

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