HT Digital,
Charaideo, May 3: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Assam Police, Uttam Saikia, was apprehended on Friday for accepting a bribe.
Saikia, stationed at Borhat Police Station in Assam’s Charaideo district, allegedly demanded Rs 5,000 from a complainant to provide relief in a case.
The complainant reported the incident to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, urging legal action against Saikia.
Following the report, the anti-corruption agency set a trap in Habi gaon, Borhat, an eastern part of the Charaideo district. Saikia was subsequently captured from his rented residence just after receiving the bribe, as per the official statement.