Vigilance and Anti-Corruption wing urges people to use helpline to report corruption in Puducherry

PUDUCHERRY The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption wing of the Puducherry Police has appealed to the public to use the helpline number 1064 for alerting the agency on corruption-related subjects. The VAC in a release said they had taken up various programmes to spread awareness about the toll-free anti-corruption helpline number.

The helpline was introduced to strengthen public participation in the VAC’s drive against corruption, the release said. “The helpline provides an accessible channel for citizens to report complaints and provide information relating to corruption, demands for bribes and illegal gratification to the VAC police station.

The initiative was aimed at encouraging citizens to report corrupt practices without hesitation and strengthen public participation in the drive against corruption,” the release said. ends