Seven officials were convictedThe Anti-Corruption Bureau has trapped and arrested 62 government officials who were practising bribery and nearly half of them (28) are from the Revenue Department. According to a release from the ACB, apart from the trap cases, 14 cases of disproportionate assets, 15 cases of criminal misconduct, 102 regular inquiries, 97 surprise checks and 31 discreet enquiries were taken up by the ACB this year. A total of ₹28.39 lakh was seized from the accused officials in the trap cases. The ACB also conducted surprise checks on the officials who allegedly bribed persons impersonating ACB officers. In 11 such checks, several irregularities were found and the government was advised to transfer the erring officials.

Source: The Hindu December 30, 2020 19:37 UTC