{
 "case_id": "bx-r7-tn-dvac-01-001",
 "alias_case_ids": [],
 "state": "Tamil Nadu",
 "district": "Trichy",
 "trial_court_name": "SJ Court, Trichy",
 "court_level": "special_acb",
 "conviction_date": "2026-08-28",
 "conviction_year": 2026,
 "incident_date": null,
 "case_title_or_number": "Trichy Adi Dravidar Welfare Officer, Trichy District convicted of bribery, SJ Court, Trichy (2026)",
 "category": "corruption",
 "subcategory": "bribery_pc_act",
 "outcome_type": "conviction",
 "officers": [
  {
   "rank": "Adi Dravidar Welfare Officer, Trichy District",
   "unit": "Trichy District",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
   "name": null,
   "name_public": null,
   "display": "Adi Dravidar Welfare Officer, Trichy District"
  }
 ],
 "victims": [],
 "sections": [],
 "sentence": "3 years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs.20,000/-",
 "appeal_status": "none_known",
 "appeal_url": null,
 "source_kind": "press_release",
 "source_agency": "tn-dvac",
 "primary_source_url": "https://dvac.tn.gov.in/Press_Release.html",
 "secondary_sources": [],
 "summary": "A Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) press note records that the SJ Court, Trichy convicted an Adi Dravidar Welfare Officer, Trichy District on 28 August 2026. The conviction was for bribery. The sentence recorded is: 3 years Rigorous Imprisonment with fine of Rs.20,000/-. This is the agency's account of the court's decision; the official's name is withheld, and any later appeal is not reflected unless noted.",
 "court_quote": null,
 "verification_status": "V2",
 "service": "civil",
 "post": "Adi Dravidar Welfare Officer, Trichy District",
 "department": "Adi Dravidar Welfare Officer, Trichy District",
 "government": "state",
 "watch": "babuwatch",
 "case_number": "Not stated in the source"
}