Houses of three Karunanidhi PSOs raided

The homes of three personal security officers (PSOs) of former chief minister M. Karunanidhi were raided here on allegations that they had cheated the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB), the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) said Friday.

The three officials – P. Pandian, C. Ganesan and C. Vinothan – had provided false information to TNHB to get housing plots allotted under the government discretionary quota in 2008, DVAC said in a statement.

The three officials using their official influence as security officers of the former chief minister obtained TNHB plots. Even before allotment of the land, the three entered into joint venture agreements with private parties. The officials paid the dues to TNHB from the money received from the private parties.

“Further, all the three officers had sold their plots to the same private parties and obtained an undue pecuniary advantage of Rs.19 lakh each, after settling all payments to the TNHB,” DVAC said.