Valparai Municipal Commissioner booked for cheating, relieved from duty
The Hindu
The Municipal Commissioner for Valparai, Pounraj, was relieved from duty after the District Crime Branch police registered a case of graft and cheating against him.Police sources said Regional Directo
The Municipal Commissioner for Valparai, Pounraj, was relieved from duty after the District Crime Branch police registered a case of graft and cheating against him. Police sources said Regional Director of Municipal Administration (Tiruppur) Saravanakumar recently conducted a raid at the Valparai Municipality office. Subsequently, he lodged a complaint with the police, accusing Mr. Pounraj of misappropriating public funds to the tune of ₹15.62 crores “by misusing his official powers”. On April 10, the District Crime Branch police registered a case against him under Sections 408 (Criminal breach of trust) and 420 (Cheating) of the Indian Penal Code along with sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
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