Punjab Vigilance nabs 182 persons red handed taking bribes in 131 traps during 2018: Uppal

Chandigarh, Jan 9 : Aiming to stamp out corruption from all public offices, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) adopted multi-pronged approach to corner the bribe seekers and generate awareness among the public during the year to make Punjab ahead in curbing the social malady.

During last year, the VB has been able to nab 157 officials of different departments and 25 private persons while accepting bribes in 131 trap cases, VB Chief Director-cum-ADGP BK Uppal said here on today.

He said the Bureau had vowed to deal with corruption with an iron hand to end malpractices from all public offices, one of the promises made by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh to the people of the state.
‘Adopting a zero tolerance policy towards all forms of corruption, Bureau had nabbed 17 gazzeted officers (GOs) and 140 non-gazzetted officials (NGOs) since January 1 to December 30, 2018.

Mr Uppal revealed that during the year, apart from other departments, 49 personnel of Punjab Police, 35 of Revenue Department, 19 of Power, 12 of Panchayats and Rural Development, 6 of Health department, 4 of Local Bodies and 4 of Food & Civil Supply department were nabbed red handed while taking bribes in separate cases.