Over 200 Bihar govt officials booked for accepting bribe
On an average two Bihar government officials have been booked every two weeks for accepting bribe, since the state Vigilance Bureau stepped up its anti-corruption drive.
By PTI |
PATNA: On an average two Bihar government officials have been booked every two weeks for accepting bribe, since the state Vigilance Bureau stepped up its anti-corruption drive.
Over 200 officials have been caught red-handed while accepting bribe during the drive which began in August 2006, Additional Director General (Vigilance) Neelmani said.
"Based on this we can say that two officials are being trapped almost every week for taking illegal gratifications for bestowing undue favour," he said.
Informing that the bureau had registered around 165 such cases since August 2006, he said, "The catching of five officials, including a block development officer, in the two weeks of this year proves beyond doubt that the vigilance has further intensified its drive."
Neelmani said vigilance sleuths had arrested 123 officials when they were taking bribe in 2007 and detected disproportionate assets worth over Rs eight crore possessed by them.
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Among the senior officials who were caught during the drive were the Regional Deputy Director of Education, Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Divisional Forest Officer, Jail Superintendent, Additional Secretary, District Transport Officer, Managers of Gramin Bank, Block Development Officer, Circle Officer and Civil Surgeon. Download
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