HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Aug 24: One Tapan Saha, an employee of the sub registrar office of Biswanath, was arrested by officers of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (VAC) department on Wednesday for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 7,000 for land registration process.
According to a release by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Saha had demanded a bribe of Rs 7,000 for the registration of 2 plots of land at the rate of Rs 3,500 per plot. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant had approached the VAC for help in taking legal action.
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The VAC accordingly laid a trap inside the office of the sub registrar, Biswanath, where Saha was caught around noon. An amount of Rs 6,000 out of the demanded Rs 7,000 was seized from the accused in the presence of independent witnesses.
Meanwhile, a case has been registered against Saha at ACB police station under section 7(a) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018), and further search is being carried out.
