At least ten officials of different Government departments were arrested by sleuths of the State Vigilance Bureau in Punjab in the month of November on graft allegations. According to a Government spokesperson, the officials were booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The officials were arrested from different parts of the State following complaints of corruption, he said. Besides, the Vigilance Bureau had also registered a criminal case against one employee in November, he said. “In its anti-corruption campaign during November, vigilance bureau has been successful in nabbing 10 officers red handed while receiving bribe whereas vigilance inquiry in five different cases has also been completed and subsequently the challans have been filed,” said the spokesperson. He said that the bureau has intensified its campaign in November and ten officers or officials were caught red handed accepting bribe.
“One case of disproportionate assets was registered against a Government officer. The Vigilance Bureau has also initiated fresh vigilance inquiries in seven different cases,” said the spokesperson. He said that during the hearing of another cases filed by Vigilance Bureau, the courts have pronounced sentenced to three persons in bribery cases.