Overview
- The Punjab government suspended Vigilance Bureau chief S.P.S. Parmar, along with AIG Harpreet Singh and SSP Swarandeep Singh, citing grave misconduct and dereliction of duty.
- Investigations revealed systemic corruption in the driving licence system, with officials and agents accepting bribes to issue licences without proper tests.
- Surprise inspections on April 7 led to 16 FIRs, 24 arrests, and evidence of fraud, including the use of proxy drivers and old test videos to bypass automated systems.
- Senior transport officer Ramandeep Singh Dhillon was arrested, while two others, Pardeep Singh Dhillon and Ravinder Kumar Bansal, remain at large.
- This marks the third leadership change in the Vigilance Bureau in three months, as the government pledges stricter anti-corruption measures and further investigations.