{"id":47318,"date":"2025-08-05T17:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=47318"},"modified":"2025-08-05T17:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:38:14","slug":"punjab-vigilance-bureau-cracks-down-on-corruption-in-regional-transport-offices-four-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-vigilance-bureau-cracks-down-on-corruption-in-regional-transport-offices-four-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab vigilance bureau cracks down on corruption in regional transport offices, four arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has taken action against corruption in the district offices of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA).<\/p>\n<p>Notices have been issued to employees of the State Institute of Automobile and Driving Skill Centre in Mahuna, Sri Muktsar Sahib district.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, collusion between private documentation agents operating in Gurdaspur district has been uncovered. The Vigilance Bureau registered a corruption case against seven accused individuals, of whom four, including a Motor Vehicle Inspector (MVI), have been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Bureau, following a complaint from a Pathankot resident, an in-depth investigation was launched against Pratibha Sharma, a data entry operator at RTA Gurdaspur. An FIR has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, IPC, and IT Act at the Amritsar police station of the Vigilance Bureau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has taken action against corruption in the district offices of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA). Notices have been issued to employees of the State Institute of Automobile and Driving Skill Centre in Mahuna, Sri Muktsar Sahib district. Meanwhile, collusion between private documentation agents operating in Gurdaspur district has been uncovered. 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