Director, Vigilance Uttarakhand Ram Singh Meena directed the officers of the department to present cases strongly in the courts to ensure that the Government officers caught accepting bribe for works are meted out maximum punishment while he was presiding over a meeting with the vigilance officials in Dehradun on Wednesday. He also reviewed the pending traps and cases related to disproportionate assets and directed the vigilance officers to bring the errant under the purview of law. The officers apprised the director of what they have learnt during the recent workshop during which CBI prosecution officer Abhishek Arora and inspectors SS Mayal and Tej Prakash Devrani had given them tips on how to conduct successful traps and bring cases related to disproportionate assets to logical conclusion.
Meena also gave them necessary instructions on how to improve quality of the investigations while stressing on collecting evidences scientifically and solving the pending investigations at the earliest.
Among others SSP Vigilance Senthil Akdai Krishna Raj S and additional SPs, Dehradun and Haldwani sectors were present at the meeting. Akdai had earlier said that four Government employees had been caught red- handed while taking the bribe from January 1 to April 5. Besides, 11 gazetted officers and Government employees were caught red- handed while taking the bribe in 2017, he had claimed.
Notably, toll free number – 1800-180-6666 is available for the people to inform the vigilance department about any corrupt practice being indulged in by the government officers. What’s App number- 9456592300 is also available for the same purpose. Besides, the department has opened account on facebook (fight against corruption Uttarakhand) and a website www.vigilance.uk.gov.in has also been developed to help the people inform about corrupt practice.