Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu: A fire service officer was today sentenced to nine years imprisonment by a court here for demanding and accepting bribe from a school for issuing a no objection certificate in the aftermath of the 2005 Kumbakonam school fire tragedy that left 94 children dead.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Nallathambi ordered the officer, Karunanidhi, also to pay a fine of Rs 5,000. Prosecution submitted that in the aftermath of Kumbakonam fire tragedy which brought safety aspects to fore, the government directed the school managements to obtain fire safety and no objection certificates from the Fire and Rescue services Department.
Natanasigamani informed vigilance police. In a trap laid by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) sleuths, Karunanidhi was caught accepting the bribe on September 3, 2005 and arrested.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Nallathambi ordered the officer, Karunanidhi, also to pay a fine of Rs 5,000. Prosecution submitted that in the aftermath of Kumbakonam fire tragedy which brought safety aspects to fore, the government directed the school managements to obtain fire safety and no objection certificates from the Fire and Rescue services Department.
Natanasigamani informed vigilance police. In a trap laid by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) sleuths, Karunanidhi was caught accepting the bribe on September 3, 2005 and arrested.
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