MTC managing director held for 2015 job scam
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The Central Crime Branch of the Chennai police on Wednesday arrested G. Ganesan, managing director of the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), in reference to an alleged recruitment scam within the Transport Department in 2015.
A few days after inspecting then Transport Minister Senthil Balaji, now within the DMK, a particular crew of the CCB’s Job Racket Wing arrested Mr. Ganesan, who was dealing with the Personnel Department on the time of the alleged scam.
Illegalities had been alleged within the recruitment of engineers, drivers, conductors and others.
The case is that Mr. Balaji — Transport Minister within the then AIADMK authorities headed by Jayalalithaa — and his associates took bribes to the tune of ₹2.31 crore, promising folks jobs within the Department.
Acting on a grievance lodged by one Arul Mani, the police registered a case. The former Minister was granted anticipatory bail by the Madras High Court on the situation that he ought to seem earlier than the Investigation Officer when summoned.
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He was one among the many 18 insurgent AIADMK MLAs of the T.T.V. Dhinakaran faction who had been disqualified by the Speaker.
Investigators mentioned that moreover officers and personal individuals linked with the case, the candidates who obtained jobs by way of the 2015 recruitment course of would even be examined.
After being questioned, Mr. Ganesan was produced in a metropolis courtroom and remanded in judicial custody until November 25, police sources mentioned.
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