Additional District Magistrate arrested for taking bribe

Kochi, June 27

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Vigilance and Anti-Corruption bureau officials today arrested Ernakulam Additional District Magistrate (ADM) for allegedly accepting bribe from a person for granting explosive license, a top official said here today.

The accused ADM, B Ramachandran was arrested from his quarters this morning after he allegedly took Rs 1 lakh bribe from a native from nearby Thrippunithura for issuing license for running his explosive store, the official said.

The vigilance team headed by Dy SP Biju Mon have recovered Rs 1 lakh and another Rs 40,000 from his quarters during a search operation. A man who reached there with Rs 15,000 when the search was being conducted has also been taken into custody, they said.

Vigilance officials suspect that the man reached the quarters to give bribe to Ramachandran.

Ramachandran will be produced before the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau court in Kozhikode today, officials said.

A discreet probe was launched against Ramachandran after K M Antony, SP, Vigilance, Ernakulam Range, received complaints from several quarters against him, vigilance sources said. — PTI