Corruption behind bars: only three cases against TN prison employees in eight years
6 days, 8 hours ago

Corruption behind bars: only three cases against TN prison employees in eight years

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The state government’s anti-corruption agency, Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption has registered 2,400 cases against government officials since 2016, but only three of them are against employees of the Prisons department, official data shows. The latest case in the prisons department was registered last week against a jail superintendent, former jailor and an administrative officer of Madurai central prison after a nudge by the Madras HC. DVAC’s own statistics published on its websites erroneously show an even worse figure, indicating it has registered only one inquiry against a prison official in the last eight years. In comparison, the DVAC has probed at least 350 police personnel for corruption since 2016 while the number is several times higher in rural development, revenue and registration departments.

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DVAC books three prison officials for misappropriation to tune of ₹1.63 crore
1 week, 3 days ago

DVAC books three prison officials for misappropriation to tune of ₹1.63 crore

The Hindu  

Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption has booked three prison officials and eight private individuals for allegedly indulging in corrupt practices while purchasing raw materials for manufacturing stationery articles and manipulating prison records pertaining to the supply of stationery articles to government departments. According to the complaint, the required raw materials would be procured from the suppliers on tender basis and …

Segregate graft cases of MPs, MLAs to speed up trial: Tamil Nadu government
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Segregate graft cases of MPs, MLAs to speed up trial: Tamil Nadu government

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The state government on Friday made a suggestion before the Madras High Court for segregation of corruption and non-corruption cases against MP/MLAs so that corruption cases registered by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption can be fast-tracked. Advocate General PS Raman made the submission before the first bench of Chief Justice KR Shriram and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy on Friday …

ED Searches Locations Linked to Ex-Minister Vaithilingam in Money Laundering Case
2 months ago

ED Searches Locations Linked to Ex-Minister Vaithilingam in Money Laundering Case

ABP News  

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted multiple searches at locations linked to former AIADMK minister and current MLA R. Vaithilingam in connection with a money laundering investigation. The raids come in the wake of allegations of large-scale corruption during his tenure as the State Minister for Housing and Urban Development.

State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau Can Investigate Corruption Offences Against Central Govt Employees: Kerala High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau Can Investigate Corruption Offences Against Central Govt Employees: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently held that the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has the authority to register the crime and investigate offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 that are allegedly committed by Central Government employees.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Kauser Edappagath noted that there was no special provision in the Prevention of Corruption. The Kerala High Court …

Tamil Nadu: Two former AIADMK ministers raided by vigilance over departmental irregularities
2 years, 3 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Two former AIADMK ministers raided by vigilance over departmental irregularities

Firstpost  

Officials of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption held multi-city searches at the premises of two AIADMK former ministers in connection with two different cases. Coimbatore/Chennai: Officials of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption held multi-city searches at the premises of two AIADMK former ministers in connection with two different cases. Searches were held at 26 premises belonging …

'Can't Order DVAC Inquiry In Absence Of FIR': Madras HC Disposes Plea For Investigation Into Alleged Stationery Supply Scam By Madurai Prison
2 years, 9 months ago

'Can't Order DVAC Inquiry In Absence Of FIR': Madras HC Disposes Plea For Investigation Into Alleged Stationery Supply Scam By Madurai Prison

Live Law  

In a plea seeking direction upon the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to investigate the alleged scam in the supply of stationery articles by the officials of Madurai Central Prison, the Madras High Court has asked the petitioner to seek registration of FIR or to file a private complaint invoking Section 190 of the Criminal Procedure Code.The first bench of …

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