THIRUVANANTHAPURM: A corruption case has been filed against former Vigilance director Thomas Jacob. According to the case, he allegedly committed corruption in the purchase of dredger when he was the port director.

The Vigilance Commission has submitted an FIR in this regard to the court.

Though eight crore was sanctioned for buying dredger, the amount he allegedly spent for it was Rs 19 crore. The case was filed in the complaint that was once examined and rejected by the Vigilance and the high court.

A special unit of the Vigilance filed the FIR in the court after a preliminary inquiry. The main allegation is that Jacob misused his official post, causing financial loss to the government. Earlier Finance department had probed the alleged irregularity on the basis of the complaint. In the investigation it was found that there was a loss of Rs 14.96 crore.

It was after this a recommendation for filing a case was submitted to the chief secretary and nod was received for Vigilance investigation.
Dredging equipment was bought from a company in Holland. A case has also been filed against this company.