Haryana

The Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has arrested nine government officials

The Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has arrested nine government officials, including three Gazetted Officers while accepting bribes ranging from Rs 1500 to Rs 50,000 during the month of January this year.

Haryana Vigilance Bureau arrests nine govt officials accepting bribes in January this year

Chandigarh, Feb 25 – The Haryana State Vigilance Bureau has arrested nine government officials, including three Gazetted Officers while accepting bribes ranging from Rs 1500 to Rs 50,000 during the month of January this year.
Sharing the information here today, the spokesperson said that the bureau has registered seven cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act and took action against a total of 11 accused including a Retired Chief Engineer of the Public Works (Building and Roads) Department.
While nine officials were nabbed red-handed for taking bribes, a case under the PC Act was registered against the Chief Engineer (Retd.) Dharambir Dahiya and Sidhant Dahiya of Rohtak on the court orders.
Briefing about the arrests made in January, he informed that Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner Raja Ram Nain posted in Bahadurgarh was caught red-handed receiving bribe of Rs 50000, while Mahavir Sharma, District Horticulture Officer posted in Panipat was nabbed receiving Rs 30000 bribe in lieu of performing official duties.
Similarly, Amit Kumar, Naib Tehsildar in Satnali district Narnaul and Sombir Singh, Registry Clerk were arrested taking Rs 14000 bribe. Baljit, Patwari in village Dhauj, district Faridabad and Ishwar, Assistant of Patwari were caught taking a bribe of Rs 1500. Lalit posted as Guard in Mining and Geology Department, Sonipat and Ashok Kumar, Mining Officer were apprehended taking bribes of Rs 8500. Amit Kumar, Junior Engineer in Bijli Board, Nissing Karnal was caught taking a bribe of Rs 5000.
The spokesperson further added that the Bureau has registered 5 enquiries against 1 Gazetted officer, 1 Non-Gazetted officer and 4 private persons on the direction of the state government. Out of these, three enquiries were finalised.
Out of three enquiries completed, the bureau has recommended the government to initiate a criminal case against 7 gazetted officers, 7 non-gazetted officers and 3 private persons.
In January, the bureau had also sent a report of two special checking/technical investigations to the government, recommending departmental action against three gazetted officers, 1 non-gazetted officer and to recover Rs 15750 from the concerned agency.

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