Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has recommended to register a criminal case against five gazetted officers and three non-gazetted officers, departmental action against one gazetted officer and one non-gazetted officer and action against seven private persons following the inquires conducted by the Bureau recently.
A spokesman of the Bureau on Tuesday said that during the month of October, the Bureau has caught red handed 10 officers and officials while taking a bribe ranging from Rs2,000 to Rs30,000.
Giving details of the person caught red-handed while taking bribe, the spokesman said that Ram Richhpal, Inspector, Excise and Taxation Department, Sirsa and Swarn Singh, Assistant lineman, Dakshin Haryana Vitran Bijli Nigam ltd, Ballabhgarh, district Faridabad were caught taking bribe of Rs30,000 each in separate cases. Ashok Kumar, driver, Haryana Roadways, Rohtak on behalf of Gulab Singh, Works Manager, Haryana Roadways, Rohtak was caught taking bribe of Rs30,000.
In another case, Aatma Ram, clerk, office of Custodian, Fatehabad, Babu lal, Patwari, Halqa Dighal of district Jhajjar was caught red-handed taking bribe of Rs10,000. Among others, Jai Krishan Ranga, Assistant, Sports Department, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak was also caught red-handed taking bribe of Rs10,000.