DVAC sleuths raid former DD of medical services, two government staffs in Vellore
TNN | Sep 6, 2017, 03:52 IST
TNN | Sep 6, 2017, 03:52 IST
DVAC police registered a case against the three.
VELLORE: Sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) wing on Tuesday conducted a surprise raid at the house of former deputy director of medical services (TB) and two other government employees in Vellore for allegedly swindling over Rs 34.84 lakh by forging documents.
DVAC sleuths led by additional superintendent of police of the wing M Balasubramanian conducted the check at former deputy director Dr N U Raja Sivanandam's house at Sathuvachari. They also raided the houses of his associates Sridhar, steno-cum-typist at the district munsiff court, Vellore, and R Ramesh, an assistant in the deputy director of agriculture, from 8am on Tuesday.
Police said, Sivanandam was the deputy director of medical services in the district TB centre from January 15, 2007 to June 30, 2017. He misused his official position during from January 1, 2013 to September 30, 2015 and drew the salaries of 19 discontinued employees, including two doctors, who worked in the district TB office. Sivanandam had generated false documents and forged the signatures of the discontinued employees to establish that they were still in service. "He misappropriated government funds to the tune of Rs 34,84,791 towards the salary for the 19 employees, who were not in service," said a senior police officer.
The health department had not allowed Sivanandam to retire on June 30 this year. He was placed under suspension for indulging in the malpractice.
Sridhar aided Sivanandam to channelise the money. "He transferred the amount from Ramesh's bank account in a Sathuvachari branch of a nationalised bank. Sivanandam used the account to manipulate and misappropriate the government fund allocated towards the salary of the 19 emlpoyees," added the official privy to the investigation.
Since the prima facie had been established, DVAC police registered a case against the three under sections 465, 468, 471, 409 and 201 of IPC, read with section 13 (1) (c) and (d) of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, read with 109 of IPC. "The raid was fallout of the case filed against the trio. We have seized documents related to the bank transactions and other documents from Sivanandam and two of his associates," the official added.
The DVAC police have also seized several lakhs of rupees that was obtained by producing bogus bills. The bills have been seized from the house of Sridhar and Ashok Kumar, an accountant in district TB office.
VELLORE: Sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) wing on Tuesday conducted a surprise raid at the house of former deputy director of medical services (TB) and two other government employees in Vellore for allegedly swindling over Rs 34.84 lakh by forging documents.
DVAC sleuths led by additional superintendent of police of the wing M Balasubramanian conducted the check at former deputy director Dr N U Raja Sivanandam's house at Sathuvachari. They also raided the houses of his associates Sridhar, steno-cum-typist at the district munsiff court, Vellore, and R Ramesh, an assistant in the deputy director of agriculture, from 8am on Tuesday.
Police said, Sivanandam was the deputy director of medical services in the district TB centre from January 15, 2007 to June 30, 2017. He misused his official position during from January 1, 2013 to September 30, 2015 and drew the salaries of 19 discontinued employees, including two doctors, who worked in the district TB office. Sivanandam had generated false documents and forged the signatures of the discontinued employees to establish that they were still in service. "He misappropriated government funds to the tune of Rs 34,84,791 towards the salary for the 19 employees, who were not in service," said a senior police officer.
The health department had not allowed Sivanandam to retire on June 30 this year. He was placed under suspension for indulging in the malpractice.
Sridhar aided Sivanandam to channelise the money. "He transferred the amount from Ramesh's bank account in a Sathuvachari branch of a nationalised bank. Sivanandam used the account to manipulate and misappropriate the government fund allocated towards the salary of the 19 emlpoyees," added the official privy to the investigation.
Since the prima facie had been established, DVAC police registered a case against the three under sections 465, 468, 471, 409 and 201 of IPC, read with section 13 (1) (c) and (d) of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, read with 109 of IPC. "The raid was fallout of the case filed against the trio. We have seized documents related to the bank transactions and other documents from Sivanandam and two of his associates," the official added.
The DVAC police have also seized several lakhs of rupees that was obtained by producing bogus bills. The bills have been seized from the house of Sridhar and Ashok Kumar, an accountant in district TB office.
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