A Tahsildar and a Village Administrative Officer (VAO)in Vellore had been booked by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) for issuing patta for presidency land.
DVAC sources mentioned that Ok. Venda was working as tahsildar for land acquisition (LA) at Income Divisional Workplace (RDO) in Vellore and S. Suresh works as VAO for Veppankuppam village that comes below Anaicut taluk in the district.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Venda was working as Tahsildar for Anaicut taluk in 2023-24 when she reportedly issued patta for round 1,700 sq.ft of presidency land that was allotted for housing quarters for police personnel.
Together with VAO Suresh, Tahsildar Venda created false entries in administrative data to subject patta for the land to R. Umapathy, husband of Veppankuppam panchayat president U. Suganya. Following the revelations, instances had been booked below Prevention of Corruption (Amendement) Act 2018. A probe is below means.
Revealed – Could 31, 2026 11:45 pm IST
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