Chennai
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has begun inquiries into the asset details of officials booked in bribery cases, including sub-registrars, Regional Transport Office (RTO) officials and motor vehicle inspectors, according to sources.
The move follows statewide searches by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption police. On June 4, raids were carried out at sub-registrar offices across Tamil Nadu, covering 46 locations, during which Rs 37.75 lakh in unaccounted cash was seized.
In a separate operation on June 18, searches were conducted at 40 locations, including RTO offices and motor vehicle inspector offices, leading to the seizure of Rs 37.81 lakh.
Cases have been registered against the officials concerned. The ED is now looking into the assets of RTO officials linked to offices in Valasaravakkam (Chennai), Chidambaram, Tiruchi, Kumbakonam, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Paramakudi and Srivilliputhur.
Asset details of sub-registrar office officials in Virugambakkam and Sembium (Chennai), Ottapidaram (Thoothukudi district), Tiruvallur, Vriddhachalam (Cuddalore district), Guduvanchery (Chengalpattu district), Pongalur (Tiruppur district) and Salem are also under scrutiny.
