Cuddalore court sentences special tahsildar

CUDDALORE: The Cuddalore District Court sentenced a special tahsildar and a retired assistant to two years in jail for accepting a Rs 2,500 bribe to issue a clearance certificate for an electricity connection near Chidambaram, on Wednesday.

According to case details, A Asaithambi, a resident of Sivapuri Vadapathi Street in Chidambaram Taluk, had constructed a tiled house on land belonging to the Chidambaram Nataraja Temple. Later, he built a multi-storey house at the same location.