Haryana Vigilance Bureau has recommended departmental action against seven gazetted Officers, three Non-gazetted Officers and three other persons in enquires conducted by it recently.
A spokesman of the Bureau said that in May 2014, the Bureau caught red-handed 10 officers and officials while taking a bribe ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 40,000. Giving details of the person arrested while taking bribe, the spokesman said that accused Om Parkash, Patwari Surplus of Faridabad was caught red-handed while taking bribe of Rs 40,000 whereas Manoj Kumar, Inspector, Food and Supplies Department, Sohna Gurgaon was arrested while taking bribe of Rs 13,000. Similarly, Pardeep Kumar, MPHW posted at Primary Heath Centre, Karora Kaithal was caught red handed while taking bribe of Rs 3000 and Kamla Devi, ANM in Delivery Hut, Kagdana, Sirsa while taking bribe of Rs 500.
Sarwan Punia, Reader to District Revenue Officer, Sirsa was arrested while taking bribe of Rs 4,000 whereas; ASI Mahabir Singh posted at Police Post Model Town Rohtak was arrested while taking bribe of Rs 5000. Ajit Singh, Clerk posted at Malaria Office, Sonepat was coughed red handed while taking bribe of Rs 3000, Yash Pal Garg, Sale-Tax Inspector posted at Narwana, Jind was arrested while taking bribe of Rs 20,000.
Similarly, Mahender Singh, Peon, Heath Department, Fatehabad was caught red handed while taking bribe of Rs 20,000 on behalf of Suresh Choudhary, Drug Inspector, Health Department Fatehabad whereas, Kaptan Singh, Assistant posted in the office of Animal Husbandry, Sonepat was arrested while taking bribe of Rs 5,000.