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Yogi Government’s zero-tolerance in the direction of corruption; greater than 2100 Govt officers despatched behind bars

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New Delhi: The zero-tolerance coverage of chief minister Yogi Adityanath has instilled a way of worry among the many corrupt officers and workers of the state authorities. Under this drive towards graft, the SIT of Economic Offences Wing (EoW) has been tasked with probing the Muradnagar incident.
The motion towards corruption and the corrupt within the final three-and-a-half-years of Yogi rule may be gauged by the truth that 2100-plus officers and authorities workers have been despatched behind bars they usually have confronted stringent motion as effectively.
In the state between 2017 to 2019, the prosecution division has taken motion towards the officers and workers in 1648 corruption circumstances in courts. Punishment was additionally awarded to 42.85 per cent of lure circumstances.

In early 2017, as many as 578 fits had been pending. While in 2017, 38 individuals had been arrested red-handed accepting bribes, 14 in Non-Trap circumstances and 5 different officers and workers have been arrested.
In the identical method, in 2018, 390 officers and workers had been arrested red-handed  whereas 130 officers and workers had been nabbed whereas taking bribes in non-trap circumstances. In 2019, 835 bribe seekers had been arrested and 241 officers and workers had been arrested in non-trap. In 2019, 26.47 per cent officers and workers have been punished for being caught red-handed accepting bribes whereas 25 per cent in non-traps.
Action towards 480 convicted police personnel in two years

The Appointment Department has taken stringent punitive motion towards 50 PCS officers and minor punitive motion towards 44 PCS officers since April 1, 2017. The police division has taken motion towards 480 convicted police personnel within the final two years 2019 and 2020 on complaints of corruption, during which circumstances had been prosecuted in 45 circumstances and three had been dismissed. Apart from this, 68 police personnel had been additionally punished in the identical measure.
Action towards 429 police personnel for misconduct with individuals
Action has additionally been taken on officers, workers for misbehaving with individuals. Action has been taken towards 429 police personnel within the final two years. 14 circumstances have been registered and two police personnel have additionally been dismissed. Apart from this 106 police personnel had been punished with imprisonment and many others.