Former TNPSC official booked for cheating

22/03/2020, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

When Mathuruban, son of a local resident, Shanmugasundaram, received mail from Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) in January 2016, stating that he was selected in Group II.

Within a few days, he was approached by three persons, who demanded payment of ₹27 lakh to get the job. He was told that if he failed to honour the demand, all further communication would be suspended and his name blocked from the selection list. So, his father arranged for the money and the payment was made. However, when he neither got the job nor the money back, he approached the police and lodged a complaint a week ago. On Superintendent of Police Vinay Kumar’s directive, police registered a case against Siva, a retired TNPSC officer in the rank of deputy secretary, Nagendra Rao, a broker, and Ramani alias Rajendran, a retired TNPSC office assistant.

Police said no arrests had been made so far.