CHENNAI: In an operation by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption sleuths, a Village Administrative Officer (VAO) from Tiruneermalai was arrested on Thursday for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 12,000 for a land-related service.

The accused has been identified as T Sangeetha, the VAO of Tiruneermalai village.

Based on a complaint filed by Megaladevi, a resident of Thillai Ganga Nagar in Chennai, she had registered a property document at the Sub-Registrar Office in Pallavaram, which was then sent to the Tiruneermalai VAO office to change the land record (patta) to her name.

Sangeetha received the application for the patta transfer via online mode on October 10. A week later, on October 17, the complainant was approached by Amutha, the Village Assistant, who allegedly de

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