Lokpal Gets 12 Corruption Complaints Between April-June This Year
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As many as 110 complaints, including four against Members of Parliament (MPs), were received by the Lokpal during 2020-21, registering over 92 per cent decline from 1,427 plaints received in 2019-20.
Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has received 12 complaints of corruption, including eight against senior government officials, between April and June this year, according to latest official data. As many as 110 complaints, including four against Members of Parliament (MPs), were received by the Lokpal during 2020-21, registering over 92 per cent decline from 1,427 plaints received in 2019-20. Of the total of 12 complaints received in the first three months of the ongoing fiscal, eight were against group A or B officials and four were against "chairperson/ member/officer/employee in any body/board/corporation/ authority/company/ society/ trust/autonomous body" wholly or partially financed by the central government or controlled by it, according to the Lokpal data. It said two complaints were closed after preliminary examination and in three complaints seeking preliminary inquiry were pending with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
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