CHANDIGARH:  State Vigilance Bureau, in a drive against corruption in public life, arrested 15 Non-Gazzetted Officers (NGOs) and a private person in fifteen different cases in last month and was able to secure the conviction of nine accused in ninevigilance cases.

Disclosing this here Thursday Harcharn Singh Bhullar, SSP-cum-Joint Director (Admn.) Vigilance Bureau Punjab, said that Bureau has put up its best efforts to eradicate corruption amongst public servants and others in every sphere in the State. In this direction, the Vigilance officers have registered trap cases, disproportionate assets cases and criminal cases and ensured that suspect did not escape judicial punishment in the various courts in the State.

Bhullar added that during the last month of February, the Vigilance had nabbed fifteen corrupt public servants which included five revenue officials and three PSEB employees red handed accepting bribes in different cases. During this period VB had registered  a vigilance enquiry and seven criminal cases  against the suspect officials to probe into the allegations.

Giving details he added that the special courts have sentenced nine NGOs  in nine different vigilance cases after finding them guilty for one year to two years imprisonment which included three revenue officials and three PSEB offcials.