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LSG Dept Tops Vigilance List for Corruption Cases in Dist

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February 15, 2025

In last 4 months alone, 4 officials of Kochi corp were arrested by VACB for accepting bribes

- TOBY ANTONY @Kochi

The highest number of government officials facing probe in corruption cases belongs to the local self-government department in the district, according to the data available with the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) since 2021.

In the last four months alone, as many as four officials of Kochi corporation were arrested by the VACB for accepting bribes.

As per VACB data, as many as 44 vigilance cases have been registered against government servants in Ernakulam district since 2021. Similarly, in eight cases officials were caught red-handed while accepting bribes. As many as 11 corruption cases were registered against officials of LSG institutions.

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