The Job Fraud Investigation Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) has served a formal summons to former Tamil Nadu Transport Minister and current DMK MLA SS Sivasankar. The administrative action is tied to an expanding investigation into a criminal syndicate that allegedly extracted multi-lakh bribes by issuing fraudulent government employment assurances. Law enforcement officers have directed the legislator to appear for questioning at the CCB-I headquarters to cross-examine internal statements and trace the operational money trails linked to the racket.
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The Fake Secretariat Assurances and Cash Demands
The core of the criminal complaint dates back to operations initiated in March 2023, when a 65-year-old retired resident named S. Srinivasan was seeking an assistant engineer post for his son within the state-run Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC). Srinivasan was introduced to an intermediary named Elanchezhiyan, who falsely represented himself as the personal assistant to the then-Transport Minister. Elanchezhiyan reportedly exploited this fabricated proximity to senior political leadership, assuring the family that a fixed departmental opening could be secured in exchange for an upfront payment of ₹23 lakh.
According to the First Information Report (FIR) registered on June 23, 2026, the complainant claims he subsequently met Sivasankar inside the Secretariat premises, where verbal assurances were given that the funds would be routed through appropriate channels to finalize the job allocation. Based on these high-profile interactions, the victim transferred ₹23 lakh across multiple structured installments between 2023 and 2025. The deception collapsed after the promised executive placement failed to materialize, and the coordinators abruptly cut off communications while refusing to return the principal capital.
Interstate Arrests, Property Seizures, and IPC Bookings
Acting on the primary complaint, special police teams launched a multi-district dragnet, culminating in the tracking and arrest of Elanchezhiyan in Erode on June 24. Upon executing the arrest, investigators recovered counterfeit government credentials from the suspect’s possession, including fake identity cards claiming he was a “District Educational Officer.” To safeguard potential future financial recovery for the victims, the CCB has moved to seize and seal several properties belonging to the primary accused located in the Ariyalur district.
The case has been formally booked under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), invoking Sections 419 (cheating by impersonation), 420 (cheating and dishonest inducement), and 120-B (criminal conspiracy). While Sivasankar has vehemently denied any personal or professional relationship with Elanchezhiyan and dismissed the corruption allegations, CCB prosecutors have approached the judiciary for extended custody of the primary broker to determine if additional regional political actors provided administrative backing to the network.
Forensic Tracking Networks and Anti-Corruption Mandates
Senior police officials confirmed that technical squads are currently auditing institutional phone registries, tower location data, and linked bank statements to establish the exact timeline of the alleged interactions at the Secretariat. The CCB has explicitly invited other citizens who may have been targeted by the same network to come forward with matching transaction records, suspecting that Elanchezhiyan utilized duplicate ministerial profiles to swindle multiple job seekers across the state.
While certain political observers have raised questions regarding the strategic timing of the summons, enforcement cells maintain that the investigation is being guided strictly by forensic evidence trails. Authorities have reiterated that public sector recruitment drives are managed exclusively through transparent, statutory examination boards, advising the public to instantly report any intermediary or private consultant demanding cash under the pretext of VVIP influence.
