20 accused arrested, 12 revenue officials and 10 police personnel booked in different cases
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, March 19-
In line with Punjab Government resolute move to cleanse the governance system of corruption, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) has registered 32 cases involving 70 suspects since February 18, 2025. The ongoing drive has led to the arrest of 20 accused and among others had booked 12 revenue officials, 10 police personnel, 8 local government officials, 7 rural development and panchayat department officials and 2 power corporation officials in different cases.
Disclosing this an official spokesperson of VB revealed that the cases include 11 trap cases, 20 criminal cases, and one disproportionate assets case. The Bureau has reaffirmed its commitment to aggressively pursue the campaign in the coming months and has urged the public to actively cooperate by reporting corruption through the Chief Minister’s Anti-Corruption Action Line at 9501 200 200.
To encourage citizens to come forward and report corruption in public offices, the government had already launched the CM Anti-Corruption Action Line. In this line the VB has introduced a user-friendly, Artificial Intelligence-based
WhatsApp platform for the public to file complaints of illegal gratification.