B. Premkumar (42), Sub-Inspector of Survey -Town Settlement, Tirupparankundram taluk office, was arrested on the charge of demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹10,000 from a resident on Tuesday.
Based on a complaint from P. Krishnan of Madakulam, the sleuths of Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption of Madurai district laid a trap and arrested him at Alagappan Nagar. DVAC sources said that Premkumar had demanded the money for processing an application seeking patta for a house site in Madakulam.