THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Th vigilance conducted a lightning inspection at the Parassala check post. The lightning inspection was conducted following complaints that animals and chickens were being smuggled without inspection.

A complaint was raised that a female veterinary doctor was accepting bribes widely at the check post. The vigilance conducted the inspection when this doctor was on night duty. Rs 5700 and two broiler chickens were seized during the inspection. The vigilance believe that the chickens were also received as bribe. However, the doctor’s explanation was that the chickens were bought for taking blood samples. The recovered money is unaccounted for.