Salem jail staff arrested on bribery charge

A clerical staff in the Central Jail in Salem was today arrested on the charge of taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 for arranging transfer of a life convict to Chennai prison, police said.
Acting on a complaint from the friend of the convict that Clerk M Vijayakumar demanded the bribe, the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption police laid a trap and arrested the staff while allegedly receiving the money at a hotel in Salem, about 170 km from here.
According to police, convict Saravanan, who has been lodged in the prison for the last 17 years, wanted to shift to the Puzhal Jail in Chennai since his daughter was working in a firm there.

Vijayakumar offered to arrange for the transfer and sought Rs 10,000 as bribe.