Sleuths from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) seized ₹6.25 lakh unaccounted cash from the Vehicle Inspector (MVI) in Vellore.
Sources said the DVAC unit received a tip-off that Motor Vehicle Inspector A. Vasanthi has been receiving unaccounted cash from trucks and goods laden lorries at the check-post of in Christianpet near Katpadi town in regularly to issue permits. Ms. Vasanthi was posted as MVI at the check-post in March 2022.
Subsequently, a 15-member DVAC team led by Inspector A. Vijay was monitoring the movements of vehicles and people at the check-post since early hours. The team noticed Ms. Vasanthi leaving in a car from the check-post. They tried to stop her but she swiftly drove away from the spot. However, the team chased her and rounded her up near her house at SIPCOT in Ranipet.