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THe Vigilance and Anti- putrefaction Bureau has arrested a former agricultural ship's officer in Bengaluru as the somebody had been absconding without serving his condemn in a corruption caseful, officials here said on Thursday.Venkiteswara Babu, former Agricultural Officer (AO) of Agali in Palakkad district, was arrested by the Palakkad VACB unit on Wednesday.ALSO READ | Anti-corruption vow in Tamil Nadu, a Sabarimala promise in Kerala: Modi draws battle lines ahead of pollsAccording to VACB, the case dates back to 2006, when Babu was serving as an AO at the Agali Krishi Bhavan.He was accused of misappropriating compensation meant for farmers for crop losses caused by natural calamities by creating forged documents in their names.ALSO READ | 'Have you cleaned up corruption done by AIADMK in washing machine,' TN CM asks BJPFollowing an investigation, the VACB had filed a charge sheet against him before the Thrissur Vigilance Court, an official said.Later, on December 24, 2016, the Thrissur Vigilance Court found him guilty and sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment under various sections, along with a fine of ₹10,000.Babu had challenged the verdict in the High Court, but the appeal was dismissed, and he was directed to surrender in the vigilance court to serve the sentence, VACB said.ALSO READ | UP: Disciplinary action against four police personnel in corruption matterHowever, he failed to appear before the court and went into hiding.Acting on specific information, the VACB team traced him to Bengaluru and arrested him, officials said.The accused, who was residing in Coimbatore before absconding, will be produced before the Thrissur Vigilance Court on Thursday, they added.

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