Granite scam: Two IAS officials booked

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsAs part of their ongoing probe intothe multi-crore granite scam, Vigilance officials today bookedtwo IAS officials, both former District Collectors of Madurai,for their alleged role in the scam. Vigilance and Anti-Corruption officials also conductedraids at 34 places, including in Chennai and Salem, as part ofthe probe, A Vigilance release here said. Former District Collectors of Madurai M Mathivanan and CKamaraj were booked under different sections of IPC andPrevention of Corruption Act, the release said, charging themwith "wilfully suppressing facts" regarding theirregularities. Former Madurai Collector U Sahayam in a report to thegovernment had pegged the alleged losses incurred from illegalgranite quarrying to the tune of around Rs 16,000 crore. Granite magnate P R Palanisamy and scores of governmentofficials have been booked in connection with the allegedscam.first published:September 15, 2012, 10:45 ISTlast updated:September 15, 2012, 10:45 IST
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