Chandigarh, June 28 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested 1,111 accused in 1,055 corruption cases registered between March 16, 2022 and May 31, 2026, as part of the state government's zero-tolerance policy against corruption.

According to an official release, a total of 296 vigilance enquiries were also registered during the period, while competent courts convicted 236 accused in 149 corruption cases.

Disclosing this here today, an official spokesperson of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau said that 610 accused were arrested in 503 trap cases during the aforementioned period.

Similarly, 485 accused were arrested in 521 criminal cases, and 16 persons were arrested in 31 disproportionate assets cases during the aforesaid period.

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