Chennai: Two more people have been arrested for embezzling 11.63 lakh from the collectorate. The funds were intended for a govt scheme that offers financial assistance to families of Tamil natives who died abroad.
The latest arrests include R Ragupathi, 30, and T Karthick Kumar, 31. S Pramod, 31, and A Subramani, 31, and an accomplice, M Dinesh, 30, were arrested earlier on Friday.
From the trio, authorities seized 1.15 lakh in cash, a gold ring, a two-wheeler worth 3 lakh, fake govt seals and forged documents.
The scam came to light after an official from the collector’s office filed a complaint alleging that staff members had stolen four cheques, forged the collector’s signature and used counterfeit seals and documents to siphon off funds.
All five have been remanded in judicial custody.tnn