Haryana State Vigilance Bureau launched four new investigations following the orders of the Vigilance Department of the State Government, and one as a sequel to the orders of the Director General, State Vigilance Bureau, between July 24 and July 30.
A spokesman of the Bureau said that a naib tehsildar, an accountant, an executive engineer and a junior engineer and officers and employees of other departments are involved in these cases which are being investigated. They have been accused of misusing their post, making disproportionate assets, embezzlement of Government funds and committing irregularities by using low quality and less material in the construction works.
Between July 24 and July 30, the Bureau registered a criminal case against various officers and employees and conducted a raid in which Bittu alias Dinesh, a resident of Tara Nagar, Gur Mandi, Sonepat, was caught red-handed while accepting illegal gratification of `10,000 on behalf of Surender Madan; Mahipal and Surender, food security officers, Sonepat. A case has been registered against them under Sections 7, 8 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 at the Bureau Police Station.
During this period, rigorous imprisonment was awarded under Section 7 and 13 of the Act in one criminal case against a non-gazetted officer of the Agriculture Department who was caught by the Bureau.