DVAC searches residence of ex-Minister’s PA in Chennai
The Hindu
Searches at 4 places as part of probe against Vijayabaskar
Officers of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) conducted simultaneous searches at four places in connection with a probe into the alleged disproportionate assets of former Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar.
Sources said in connection with the case registered against the former Minister, a search warrant was obtained from the Special Judge, Pudukottai, and searches were carried out at three places in Chennai and one in Salem.
From Friday morning, the DVAC conducted simultaneous searches at the house of A. Saravanan, in Chamiers Road and Chasun Developers Private Ltd., Greams Road, Thousand Lights. The house of Murugan, former personal assistant to Dr. Vijayabaskar, in Anna Nagar West, was also searched.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.