VACB steps up anti-corruption drive in Kerala, registers 818 circumstances in 5 years| India Information
Thiruvananthapuram, The VACB has registered 818 corruption-related circumstances within the state over the previous 5 years, officers stated on Saturday.
In a press release, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau stated it has recorded important achievements in its anti-corruption drive throughout the interval by strengthening surveillance, adopting superior know-how and enhancing public participation.
Of the 818 circumstances registered, 232 had been lure circumstances through which officers had been caught red-handed whereas accepting bribes – the very best ever within the bureau’s historical past, the assertion stated.
“In 2025 alone, 57 lure circumstances had been registered, marking the very best annual determine. In one of many greatest seizures, a panchayat overseer was caught whereas accepting a bribe of ₹15 lakh,” the assertion stated.
The VACB stated that, as well as, 421 vigilance investigations, 1,847 preliminary enquiries and 547 secret verifications had been carried out during the last 5 years.
As many as 11,294 shock inspections and 106 state-level shock checks had been carried out, and motion was taken on 67,165 complaints, it stated.
Vigilance courts within the state disposed of 136 circumstances throughout the interval, ensuing within the conviction of 227 accused individuals.
To handle pendency, a brand new Vigilance court docket was established in Kollam, and circumstances from Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts had been shifted from the Thiruvananthapuram court docket to expedite trial proceedings, the VACB stated.
In keeping with the bureau, operations had been intensified to make sure that public providers and advantages are delivered with out corruption, leveraging digital instruments and scientific investigation strategies.
As a part of the digital transformation, a contemporary Cyber Forensic Lab was arrange on the Vigilance headquarters to allow scientific evaluation of proof and real-time cyber investigations.
The bureau additionally developed a Crime and Enquiry Administration Service portal according to the federal government’s paperless governance coverage, and the method of digitising all case recordsdata is in its last stage.
“Primarily based on complaints acquired from the general public and subsequent secret verifications, Vigilance ready an inventory of round 700 authorities officers allegedly concerned in repeated corrupt practices and positioned them beneath shut monitoring,” the assertion stated.
To make anti-corruption mechanisms extra citizen-friendly, the bureau launched a toll-free quantity and a WhatsApp-based grievance registration system.
“An AI-based Citizen-Centric Grievance Administration System is beneath growth, which is able to allow complainants to trace the standing of their circumstances in actual time,” the VACB stated.
VACB Director Manoj Abraham stated further administrative posts had been created to strengthen the company’s human assets.
“In a primary for the bureau, 80 officers had been deputed for coaching on the CBI Academy. 5 regional coaching centres had been additionally established throughout Vigilance ranges to make sure steady skilled growth,” he stated within the assertion.
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