Sub-Registrar caught red-handed for demanding ₹50-lakh bribe for registration of a property in Ramanathapuram
A sub-registrar in Ramanathapuram was caught accepting a bribe of ₹3 lakh for property registration. The complainant, a doctor, initially faced a demand of ₹50 lakh but reported the incident to the authorities after paying ₹20 lakh. The sub-registrar and his aide were apprehended by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption officials during the transaction.
- ▪The sub-registrar, Ramanathan, demanded a bribe of ₹50 lakh for property registration.
- ▪The complainant paid a total of ₹20 lakh before filing a complaint.
- ▪Ramanathan and his aide Ayub Khan were caught red-handed while accepting ₹3 lakh.
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A sub-registrar and his aide were caught red-handed by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption sleuths here on Thursday.It is said that the Vigilance officials caught the sub-registrar, while he was allegedly receiving a sum of ₹3 lakh from the complainant.The complainant, a practising doctor in Chennai, owned a property in Ramanathapuram district. According to him, he had planned to register 1.98 acres of land in his mother’s name. He had gone to the Sub-Registrar’s office in Vellapattinam and wanted to register the property situated in Kuyavankudi village.However, it is alleged in the complaint that the Sub-Registrar, who was identified as Ramanathan, had demanded ₹50 lakh as bribe for registering the above document.Shocked over the kickback demand, the doctor had refused, but finally paid…
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