Vigilance Bureau arrests 15 officials, 5 private persons in 14 bribery cases during July

Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing crusade against corruption in the state, has been able to apprehend 15 employees and 5 private persons red handed while accepting bribes in 14 different trap cases during the month of July.

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 8 vigilance cases in various competent courts in the last month. Apart from this, 7 vigilance enquiries have also been registered to thoroughly probe the corruption cases against public servants. He added that 9 criminal cases were also registered against 19 accused which include 13 government employees.

Giving more details, he added that Jalandhar court had decided one bribery case filed and contested by the Bureau during the last month, in which Sandeep Mittar, Junior Assistant, posted at Improvement Trust Jalandhar, was convicted and sentenced with 5 years imprisonment and fine of Rs. 20,000.