The Central Bureau of Investigation, Madurai, has booked one of its lower division clerk, R. Dinesh Kumar, under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act-1988.

Based on a news report and social media posts, the Anti-Corruption Bureau of CBI, Madurai, conducted a preliminary enquiry which revealed that Dinesh Kumar had allegedly demanded a bribe money of ₹7 lakh from one K. Ramachandran, for removing his name from the chargesheet in a 2021-case filed by ACB, CBI.