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Ekm RTO, two agents arrested for accepting bribe from bus operator
The New Indian Express Kochi
|February 20, 2025
IN a big catch, Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) has arrested Ernakulam Regional Transport Officer (RTO) and two agents for demanding and accepting bribe from a private bus operator.
The arrested persons are Ernakulam RTO T M Jerson, and agents Saji and Ramapadiyar.
The complainant in the case is the manager of a private passenger bus firm owned by his friend.
The permit of their bus plying between Chellanam and Fort Kochi had expired recently. Following this, the complainant filed an application for extending the permit at the RTO office. He had also requested to transfer the route permit to another bus operated by the same firm.
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