Vigilance Bureau nabs 13 Government Officials red handed in 10 bribery cases during April

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing crusade against corruption in the state, has been able to apprehend 13 government officials red handed while accepting bribes in 10 different trap cases during the month of April. 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 59 vigilance cases in various competent courts in the last month. Apart from this, 4 vigilance enquiries have also been registered to thoroughly probe the corruption cases. He added that 13 criminal cases were also registered against 21 accused which include 17 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 twenty persons were convicted and sentenced ranging from two years to five years imprisonment and fine ranging from Rs. 10,000/- to 2,00,000/-.