Tahsildar in DVAC net

CHENNAI: Sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Sunday arrested the tahsildar of Aravakurichi in Karur district on bribery charges.A press release said the arrest came following a complaint lodged by N Veeran (53), who was summoned by the tahsildar on Saturday and was asked to pay Rs10,000 for preventing a site insepection. Veeran has permission from the Commissioner of Geology and Mining, Chennai, to quarry quartz and feldspar from his four acres land. Aravakurichi tahsildar threatened him with subsequent action, despite the fact that the latter had not done anything illegal.When a complaint was lodged the tahsildar was caught red-handed.