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Sleuths of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Directorate of the Assam police have arrested an employee of the office of Chief Engineer, PWRD, Silchar in Assam’s Cachar district after taking bribe, officials said. The arrested person has been identified as Sribash Ghosh, who was working in the office of Chief Engineer, PWRD, Silchar and Udharbond Territorial Road Division of Cachar district.
The accused was arrested and taken into custody. “A complaint has been received from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam, alleging that Sribash Ghosh, Muster Roll Employee in the office of the Chief Engineer, PWRD, Silchar and Udharbond Territorial Road Division, demanded Rs 5,000 as a bribe to process the complaint. work license of the complainant,” said CPRO of Assam Police, Rajib Saikia.
According to reports, this complaint has been communicated to the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Directorate to take legal action against government employees. “A trap was laid on Saturday (November 5) by a team from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam, in the premises of the office of the Chief Engineer, PWRD, Silchar and Udharbond Territorial Road Division. Sribash Ghosh was arrested. Immediately after accepting Rs 5,000 as bribe from the complainant. The tainted bribe money was immediately recovered from his possession and was seized in the presence of independent witnesses,” the CPRO of Assam Police said. .
A case has been registered at ACB Police Station vide ACB PS Case No. 53/2022 U/S 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018) against Sribash Ghosh. Further investigations are underway. (ANI)
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