Malappuram health inspector flushes bribe down toilet; Vigilance recovers cash from pipes

A health inspector in Malappuram was arrested by Vigilance after allegedly flushing bribe money down a toilet, which was later recovered from pipes. The suspect, Sreeji, was caught taking a 10,000 rupee bribe from an expatriate woman. The bribe was demanded for issuing municipal licenses for the woman's new hotel and juice stall. Acting on her complaint, Vigilance staged a trap at his rented house, prompting him to flush the cash. He later confessed, and officers recovered the money by dismantling pipes and pumping water to dislodge it. Sreeji, a native of Thiruvananthapuram, worked as the public health inspector for Tirurangadi municipality. The woman had been instructed to deliver the money at his residence, where the anti-corruption team apprehended him.