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- The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested a 59-year-old retired Deputy Collector, Kripa N.K., in Kochi for allegedly acting as a middleman in a ₹10 lakh bribery case.
- The case originally involved the arrest of Kanayannur tahsildar Jose Antony Hartis and two alleged agents on August 13 for demanding money from a Kaloor resident.
- The bribe was allegedly sought to settle a complaint against the man's property and convert its classification from paddy land in revenue records.
- The arrests point to alleged corruption in the handling of land records.
What to watch next
- Any further arrests or chargesheets by the VACB in the land records bribery case
- Court proceedings against Kripa N.K. and the three earlier accused
- Details on the alleged land conversion from 'nilam' in revenue records
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Named India · Jose Antony Hartis · Jose Shibyin · Kochi · Kripa N.K. · Rajesh N.S. · Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau
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