Coimbatore: The particular courtroom for the Prevention of Corruption Act instances on Monday sentenced a former workplace assistant (OA) of the regional transport workplace, Coimbatore south, for 3 years of rigorous imprisonment in a disproportionate property case. The courtroom additionally slapped a tremendous of 5,000 on him.
M Selvaraj, 72, of Sowripalayam had amassed wealth of 5.85 lakh between March 1,1996 and February 28, 2002, and it was 65% greater than his recognized sources of revenue.
The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption registered a case towards Selvaraj on June 9, 2005 and filed a chargesheet towards him on September 30, 2009. The courtroom had taken up the case for trial on October 26 that yr.
The conviction got here two days after the DVAC booked Selvaraj in reference to the seizure of unaccounted quantity of 28.35 lakh from the non-public automobile of Okay Umasakthi, joint transport commissioner, Coimbatore zone. Selvaraj was accumulating bribe quantities from varied sources and handing over to Umasakthi.