CHENNAI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) arrested an assistant district fire officer in Tiruvannamalai district on Wednesday on charges of accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a doctor for issuing a no objection certificate (NOC) for a proposed clinic/hospital.The complainant, Dr Ganesh, a resident of Chengam taluk, had applied for the NOC. According to the DVAC, assistant district fire officer B Saravanan demanded Rs 10,000 to issue the certificate.Unwilling to pay the bribe, Ganesh approached the DVAC’s Tiruvannamalai detachment, following which a case was registered, and a trap was organised on Wednesday.During the trap, Saravanan demanded and accepted the Rs 10,000 from the complainant. He was subsequently arrested and remanded in judicial custody.
