CHENNAI: Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DV&AC) sleuths have booked four people, including a sub-registrar, for assisting a suspect and registering a property measuring 14.80 acres belonging to Murugan temple in Vadapalani in Madambakkam. The property is valued at 257.87 crore.
R Vivekanandan, the current sub-registrar of Velachery, is the prime accused in the case along with Kandaswamy Gounder and his sons K Mani and K Ramesh, of Koraikeni village near Vanur in Villupuram district. The DVAC officials booked a case under Sections 13 (2) read with 13 (1) (d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, read with 120 (B) (conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of IPC.
