₹17L bribe for AE job: EPS’s PA arrested

₹17L bribe for AE job: EPS’s PA arrested

Senthil.Kumaran@timesgroup.com

Salem:28.11.2021

The Salem district crime branch police on Sunday arrested G Mani alias Nadupatty Mani, 50, the political personal assistant of former CM Edappadi K Palaniswami, for allegedly taking ₹17 lakh as bribe from a man by promising him government job.

According to police, the accused, who has been EPS’s assistant for more than 10 years, was arrested based on a complaint lodged on October 24 by G Tamilselvan, 29, of Neyveli.

Tamilselvan in his complaint said he handed over ₹17 lakh to Mani and K Selvakumar, 45, an AIADMK functionary from Kadayampatty, after they promised him assistant engineer job with the Tamil Nadu transport corporation. But they reneged on their promise.

Search on for AIADMK cadre Selvakumar

When Tamilselvan wanted his money back, they paid him just ₹4 lakh and also threatened him, the complaint said. “Based on Tamilselvan’s complaint, the district crime branch police registered a case under sections 120B (punishment for criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of IPC and initiated an inquiry,” DCB DSP A V Elamurugan said. “We arrested Mani at his house near Deevattipatti on Sunday morning,” the DSP said, adding that they are searching for Selvakumar. A few days ago, the Salem district court dismissed an bail moved by Mani. Meanwhile, state secretary of CPI R Mutharasan on Sunday urged the state government to initiate an inquiry with the former chief minister. “These irregularities wouldn’t have happened without his knowledge,” he said.