March 20, 2002

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    The Central Bureau of Investigation registered 36 cases against 112 persons, including Government Servants in countrywide special anti-corruption raids conducted on 22.2.2002 against corrupt public servants, economic offenders and others. Out of the 36 cases, 23 were registered in the Anti-corruption Division, 4 in Economic Offences Wing and 9 in Special Crimes Division.

    In order to retain its anti-corruption thrust, besides conducting investigation in ordinary course, as a deterrent action, CBI periodically carries out Special Drives for apprehending/detecting corrupt officials at various levels. Raids are a part of the search process and aim at collecting evidence during investigation.

    Fight against corruption is a continuous process and the Government is fully committed to root out this evil through various agencies like Central Bureau of Investigation and Central Vigilance Commission. A multi-pronged strategy of prevention, surveillance and deterrent punitive action is being followed by the Government to fight against corruption.

    This information was given by Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Smt. Vasundhara Raje in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.