Vigilance submits report on alleged payment of money to Thrikkakara councillors
The Hindu
High drama at Thrikkakara Municipality
The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau, Ernakulam unit, has submitted its report on allegations that the ruling council in Thrikkakara Municipality led by Chairperson Ajitha Thankappan paid ₹10,000 to each of the 43 councillors in the civic body ahead of Onam celebrations. Department sources said that the report had been forwarded to the Vigilance directorate in Thiruvananthapuram through the DySP’s office. Action on the basis of the report will be initiated by the Vigilance directorate. It is learnt that the Vigilance inquiry took into consideration CCTV footage from the Chairperson’s chamber. CCTV recordings are considered to be one of the crucial evidence in the case. Meanwhile, there was high drama on the Thrikkakara municipal premises on Tuesday afternoon as a group of Opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) councillors assembled to possibly prevent the municipal Chairperson from entering her chamber after the municipal Secretary sealed it on Monday as part of the investigation into the allegations.More Related News