Special Court for Trial of Cases under Prevention of Corruption Act, Madurai, sentenced Chellapandi, who worked as an assistant at the office of the Usilampatti Tahsildar, to four-year rigorous imprisonment for demanding and accepting bribe amount to issue a legal heir certificate.
Judge R. Barathiraja also imposed a fine of ₹3,000 on Chellapandi. The case of the prosecution was that Chellapandi demanded and accepted ₹3,000 as bribe in 2014 from the complainant R. Jayamani for making arrangements to issue a legal heir certificate in the name of the complainant’s sister Thedaselvi.
The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), Madurai Unit, had registered a case in 2014. The DVAC sleuths laid a trap and arrested Chellapandi while he was receiving the bribe amount.
Published – May 27, 2025 10:01 pm IST