Unaccounted money amounting to ₹1.72 lakh was seized during a raid conducted by Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) officials at the Mandapam Panchayat Union office. Additionally, an inquiry is under way regarding transactions worth ₹33 lakh conducted through the bank accounts of the officials.Following the unannounced State-wide raids, DVAC police carried out a raid at the Mandapam Panchayat Union office 3 p.m. to 10 p.m, on Thursday.During the operation, they questioned the officials and contractors present regarding money and financial transactions.From this, a total of ₹1.72 lakh in unaccounted cash was seized: ₹38,500 from Block Development Officer (Panchayats) Anbu Kannan, ₹5,000 from Zonal Deputy Block Development Officer Muniraj, ₹90,000 from contractor Udayakumar, ₹33,500 from Ravindran, and ₹5,000 from Nallusamy.Further, upon inspecting the digital financial transactions conducted via mobile applications in the bank accounts of the officials there, it was found that transactions worth ₹33 lakh had taken place.Following this, the DVAC police registered cases against Block Development Officer Anbu Kannan, Zonal Deputy Block Development Officer Muniraj, and contractors Udayakumar, 30, Ravindran, 53, and Nallusamy, 69, on Friday. Further investigation is under way. Published - August 28, 2026 07:56 pm IST