The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) arrested a commercial inspector and a gangman of the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) in Coimbatore district on the charge of demanding and accepting ₹1,000 as a bribe for a power connection.
According to the DVAC, Sureshkumar, a resident of Nallatipalayam near Kinathukadavu, had submitted an application at office of the TNPDCL Assistant Engineer at Thamaraikulam for a three-phase electricity service connection for a 7 HP motor to be installed on his father’s agricultural land.
Velmurugan, TNPDCL commercial inspector at the Thamaraikulam office, allegedly demanded a bribe of ₹1,000 from the complainant for providing the three-phase electricity service connection.
Unwilling to bribe the official, the applicant approached the DVAC office in Coimbatore and lodged a complaint. The DVAC registered a case and organised a trap on Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
Gangman Naveenkumar demanded and accepted a sum of ₹1,000 as bribe from the complainant on the instruction of the commercial inspector during trap proceedings.
The agency arrested both accused, and they were remanded in judicial custody.
Published - October 15, 2026 08:27 pm IST