{
 "case_id": "bx-r7-tn-dvac-01-012",
 "alias_case_ids": [],
 "state": "Tamil Nadu",
 "district": null,
 "trial_court_name": "Special Court, Chennai",
 "court_level": "special_acb",
 "conviction_date": "2025-06-11",
 "conviction_year": 2025,
 "incident_date": null,
 "case_title_or_number": "Tamil Nadu Accountant, Government Museum, Egmore, Chennai convicted of misconduct, Special Court, Chennai (2025)",
 "category": "corruption",
 "subcategory": "other",
 "outcome_type": "conviction",
 "officers": [
  {
   "rank": "Accountant, Government Museum, Egmore, Chennai",
   "unit": "former Accountant, Government Museum, Egmore, Chennai",
   "publish_grade": "unnamed",
   "name": null,
   "name_public": null,
   "display": "Accountant, Government Museum, Egmore, Chennai, former Accountant, Government Museum, Egmore, Chennai"
  }
 ],
 "victims": [],
 "sections": [],
 "sentence": "5 years rigorous imprisonment, and each fine amount of Rs.1,50,000/-",
 "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 Special Court, Chennai convicted an Accountant, Government Museum, Egmore, Chennai, former Accountant, Government Museum, Egmore, Chennai, on 11 June 2025. The sentence recorded is: 5 years rigorous imprisonment, and each fine amount of Rs.1,50,000/-. 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": "Accountant, Government Museum, Egmore, Chennai",
 "department": "former Accountant, Government Museum, Egmore, Chennai",
 "government": "state",
 "watch": "babuwatch",
 "case_number": "Not stated in the source"
}