Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has recently got 10 criminal cases registered against the erring Government officers and officials and has also caught one gazetted officer and three non-gazetted officers red handed while accepting illegal gratification recently.
A spokesman of the Bureau on Tuesday said that Mani Ram, clerk in the office of District Education Officer Jind was caught red handed while accepting illegal gratification of Rs40,000 on behalf of Jogender Hooda, District Education Officer, Jind. In another case, Vijay Kumar, Forest Guard of Safidon, district Jind was caught while accepting illegal gratification of Rs6,000. Besides this, Krishan Kumar, Sanitation Inspector, Municipal Corporation, Faridabad and Sub Inspector Balwan Singh, Police Post Badli, district Jhajjar were also caught taking bribe of Rs1,500 each in separate cases.
He said that cases under sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act have been registered against them at Bureau’s Police Stations.
Apart from this, two non-gazetted officers of local Bodies and Police Departments were sentenced rigorous imprisonment in two criminal cases registered against them under sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The spokesman said that investigations are being conducted in cases against an Executive Engineer, one Junior Engineer and officer and officials of Education Dept. He said that these officials have been accused for irregularities committed in purchase of lED television set, and amassing wealth more than their income and embezzling Rs90 lakh meant for renovation of pond.