MTC MD arrested in job fraud case

The Managing Director of Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) was arrested by officials of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on Wednesday.
For representational purposes (File Photo | EPS)
For representational purposes (File Photo | EPS)

CHENNAI: The Managing Director of Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) was arrested by officials of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on Wednesday. He was named along with former Transport Minister K Senthil Balaji in the job fraud case, where they allegedly swindled over Rs 1.86 crore. K Ganesan had served as the MD of MTC in Chennai for a few years and was transferred to Coimbatore. He has been remanded in judicial custody until November 25, said a senior police officer. The complainant in 2015 alleged that the then Transport Minister Senthil Balaji along with few others had swindled around Rs 2 crore promising government jobs during 2014-2015. He said they had taken money from at least 81 people.

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