Panchkula, Oct. 23 -- Haryana's State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered 171 bribery trap cases up to October 21 this year, breaching its previous annual record of 170 set in 2022 and marking the highest tally since 2016, with over two months still remaining in the calendar year.
The figure represents a 21.3 per cent spike over the corresponding period in 2025, underscoring an intensified, technology-backed offensive against graft across the state administration, the bureau said in a statement released on Friday.
Bureau chief Dr. A.S. Chawla issued a stern warning to public servants, declaring that officials who demand bribes for legitimate work or deliberately force citizens into repeated rounds of government offices are...