Vigilance Bureau nabs 18 persons red handed in 14 bribery cases during February*

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing crusade against corruption in the state, has been able to apprehend 17 government officials and one private person red handed while accepting bribes in 14 different trap cases during the month of February.

Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the state VB said the VB has put up its best efforts to eradicate corruption amongst public servants and others in every sphere during the period.

He informed that the Bureau had submitted challans pertaining to 26 vigilance cases in various competent courts in the last month. Apart from this, 3 vigilance enquiries have also been registered to thoroughly probe the corruption cases. He added that 9 criminal cases were also registered against 35 accused which include 11 government employees.

Giving more details, he added that different competent courts had decided four bribery cases filed and contested by the Bureau during the last month, in which four persons were convicted and sentenced ranging from three and half years to four years imprisonment and fine ranging from Rs. 10,000/- to 50,000/-.