DVAC teams from Thanjavur and Salem, led by S. Chandramouli, conducted the search in the presence of Mr. Varadarajan’s wife and two sons. Besides, the police also collected details of a dozen bank accounts in the name of Mr. Varadarajan and his wife. They are perusing the documents and will approach the banks concerned to get the statements of the accounts maintained by Mr. Varadarajan, sources said. Mr. Varadarajan is the second Corporation Commissioner to have been arrested in recent times. Mr. Varadarajan was arrested in his office while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹75,000 for fixing a lower vacant land tax.

Source: The Hindu January 20, 2018 18:11 UTC