A second grade assistant at Uthangarai taluk office was arrested on graft charges by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anticorruption (DVAC) sleuths in Krishnagiri on Thursday (July 31, 2025).
The accused Jaiganesh, a second grade assistant had demanded a bribe of ₹4,500 from the complainant Venkatachalam to include the name of his niece, Priyadarshini (18) on the birth certificate. According to the DVAC, Venkatachalam had applied for birth certificate of his niece at Uthangarai sub-registrar’s office.
