Chandigarh, 14 September 2026:
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing crusade against corruption in the state, has been able to apprehend seven government officials and one private person red handed while accepting bribes in 6 different trap cases during the month of August.
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 13 vigilance cases in various competent courts in the last month. Besides, 3 Vigilance enquiries have also been registered to thorughly probe the corruption cases. He added that 10 criminal cases were also registered against 23 accused which include 17 government employees.
Giving more details, he added that different competent courts have decided four bribery cases filed and contested by the Bureau during the last month, in which eight persons were convicted and sentenced ranging from 4 to 5 years imprisonment and fine ranging from Rs. 8,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/- .
