Hry vigilance registers over 400 criminal cases since Oct 14

State Vigilance Bureau has registered305 inquires and 408 criminal cases against various officials, since the BJP government came to power in Harayana in October 2014.
A spokesman of the Bureau said here today that along with a recovery of over Rs 7.25 crore, action has been recommended against 333 officials of various departments between October 26, 2014 and June 30, 2017.
The complaints against them are regarding alleged corruption, misappropriation of government funds and owning disproportionate assets, he said.
The officers under scrutiny included four IAS, three HCS, six chief engineers, four superintending engineers, 40 executive engineers, fourtehsildars, four naib tehsildars, 41 sub divisional officers, sub divisional engineers and municipal engineers of other departments.

The spokesman said that175 inquires have been finalised during the period and criminal cases have been recommended against 32 gazetted officers and 31 non-gazetted officers and 28 others.
Apart from this, the departmental action has been recommended in 58 inquires against delinquent officials, he added.

He said that State Vigilance Bureau conducted 336 raids during the period in which 45 gazetted officers, 327 non- gazetted officers and 44 other persons were caught red-handed while allegedly accepting illegal gratification.
Criminal cases under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, have been registered against them in the Police Stations of the State Vigilance Bureau. He said that 101 cases have been decided by the Courts, in which 113 officers and officials and 38 other private persons have been convicted.

Those sentenced included 25 officials of Revenue Department, 20 of Police Department, 15 of Education Department, nine of Co-operation Department, seven of Power Department, five each of Health and Local Bodies Departments, among others.
Highest numbers of persons convicted belong to Revenue, Police and Education Departments followed by Co-operation Department. Jail terms up to five years have been awarded by the Courts in these cases, he further added.