9 Officers caught red handed in graft cases during March in Punjab

Chandigarh, March 10, 2015: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau, in its anti corruption campaign during the month of March has been successful in nabbing 9 officers red handed while receiving the bribe whereas fresh vigilance inquiries in 7 different cases has also been initiated.

Disclosing this here, an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said that during the month of March, 2015, the vigilance Bureau has intensified its campaign and nine officers/officials were caught red handed accepting bribe. He said that all these officers were booked under Prevention of Corruption Act-1988. He said that two criminal cases were also registered against corrupt employees. He said that the Vigilance Bureau has also booked one officer under disproportionate assets case.

The spokesman further said that during the hearing of another cases filed by Vigilance Bureau, the courts have pronounced sentenced to 5 persons in bribery cases.