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Vigilance Records 47% Conviction In Graft Cases

in State News January 7, 2017 Comments Off on Vigilance Records 47% Conviction In Graft Cases 1,059 Views

In 2016 Odisha vigiliace have claim to achieved 47 per cent conviction rate while dealing with corruption cases in 2016, Odisha’s vigilance department has registered 575 criminal cases against 1099 accused persons.
This includes 162 Class-I officers, 104 Class-II officers, 833 Class-III employees and others, an official statement said.
During this period, 334 persons had been arrested, which includes 36 Class-I officers, 30 Class-II officers, 268 Class-III employees and others.
Out of these 575 cases, 119 cases have been instituted for possession of disproportionate assets amounting to Rs 115.52 crore by 127 public servants and 50 individuals.
Similarly, 233 trap cases have been instituted against 248 public servants and seven individuals for allegedly accepting illegal gratification from complainants amounting to Rs 33.22 lakh.

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