Coimbatore: In connection with irregularities in the purchase of fake books, anti-corruption police conducted a raid yesterday at the Periyar Knowledge Centre in Coimbatore.
On Nanjappa Road in Gandhipuram, Coimbatore, a library and science center called the Periyar Knowledge Centre, built at a cost of Rs. 300 crore, was opened for use last month. This complex, which has a ground floor and seven upper floors, houses libraries, science facilities, and conference halls.
In this situation, complaints arose that fake books, produced using artificial intelligence in the names of Agalvilakku and Phoenix publications, had been purchased and stocked at high prices in the Periyar Library.
7-member committee: Following this, 1,800 books from the above-mentioned publishers, which had been kept in the Tamil books section on the 4th floor of the Coimbatore Periyar Library and the English books sections on the 5th and 6th floors, were removed from there.
In connection with this matter, the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption police are investigating. Yesterday, vigilance police conducted a surprise raid at the Periyar Science Centre.
A team of officials comprising 7 members in total, including inspectors and police personnel, led by DSP Emmanuel Gnanasekaran, arrived at the Periyar Science Centre at 11 a.m. They went to the administrative section office on the third floor of the science centre and closed the room door. No outsiders were allowed inside.
4 hours: The police collected all documents related to the purchase of fake books, including documents about the date they were brought here and documents related to the work of buying the books and placing them on the racks. The search, which continued for 4 hours, ended at 3 p.m. The police refused to comment on the search or on the seized documents.
