Illegal income: Two officials of revenue department suspended

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Sub-registrar Sanal T and senior clerk Jalajakumari KG of the Pathanamthitta Amalgamated Sub-Registrar's Office have been suspended after income from illegal sources was found in a vigilance check.

The irregularities were discovered during an inspection conducted by the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau on November 11, 2021 as part of a state-wide lightning inspection called Operation Satyajwala. Police also seized Rs 62,100 from Sanal's possession and his car. It was found that up to Rs 50,000 was transferred to the accounts of his wife and some others and money was flowing into his account from various other sources. Rs 12,700 was recovered from Jalaja Kumari.