Chandigarh, February 9- While swiftly working towards zero tolerance policy against corruption as adopted by Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal, the State Vigilance Bureau under its special campaign against corruption had registered 13 enquiries during the month of December 2020  and the report of these enquiries are being sent to the Government. Out of 13 enquiries, allegations in 9 enquiries were proved.

Sharing more information here today, a spokesperson of the Bureau said that in two enquiries departmental action has been recommended against four Gazetted officers, two Non-Gazetted officers by the State Vigilance Bureau and also recommended the recovery of Rs. 1,14,300 from 3 concerned contractors. Besides this, in the third enquiry, Bureau has been recommended to register a criminal case and departmental action against one Non-Gazetted officer.

In the fourth enquiry, Bureau has been recommended the recovery of Rs. 54,179 from 3 private persons. In fifth enquiry, the Bureau has recommended that the Government may take action at own level. In sixth enquiry, Bureau has recommended departmental action against six Gazetted officers and three Non-Gazetted officers and also recommended to register a criminal case against one Non-Gazetted officers and two private persons alongwith recovery of Rs. 42,56,840 from one Non-Gazetted officer and one private person. In seventh enquiry, recommendation has been made to take appropriate action against two Non-Gazetted officers by the concerned department at own level and to take action against one Sarpanch as per Haryana Panchayati Act 1994 alongwith recovery of Rs. 36,035 with interest.

In the remaining two enquiries, departmental action has been recommended against three Non-Gazetted officers and to take action against two Non-Gazetted officers by the concerned department at own level alongwith recovery of Rs. 1,87,515 from two Ex-Sarpanches.

Besides this, six special checking and technical reports were sent to the government, in which two works have been found satisfactory. In three works, the Bureau has recommended departmental action against six Gazetted Officers, four Non-Gazetted officers and recovery of Rs. 6,90,300 from concerned contractors. In the remaining one work, Bureau has recommended to register a criminal case against one Non-Gazetted officer alongwith recovery of Rs. 2,69,626.

He said that during the same period, some officers and officials were caught red-handed while taking illegal gratification ranging from Rs 1,500 to Rs 5,00,000 and the Bureau has also registered cases against these officers and officials under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Among those who have been booked under this Act include Manjeet Singh, Patwari, Halqa Pyoda, Tehsil, District Kaithal while accepting an illegal gratification of Rs 1,500, Sub Inspector Mahender Singh, Police Station, Sadar Tauru, District Nuh for accepting Rs. 20,000, Anil Kumar Nain, Chief Sanitary Inspector, Market Committee, Yamunanagar and Deepak Kumar (private person) for accepting Rs. 2,00,000, Head Constable, Amit Kumar, Police Station, Kherki Daula, Gurugram for accepting Rs. 5,00,000, Kanwal Singh, JE, Satpal, Lineman and Rohit, ALM, DHBVN, Pali Gothra, Rewari for accepting Rs. 20,000.