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GUWAHATI, Oct 4: In a significant crackdown on corruption, the Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption in Assam has made two arrests involving public servants of the government of Assam.
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First, a junior assistant from the Public Health Engineering Department’s Nalbari Division was apprehended for initially demanding Rs 10,000 as a bribe from a complainant, later reducing it to Rs 5,000. However, she was caught red-handed accepting Rs 3,000 as part of the demanded bribe. The tainted money was swiftly seized, and a case has been registered against her under Section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018).
In a parallel incident, a sub-inspector of police (UB) in Lakhimpur district, identified as Merafat Ali, was also caught accepting a bribe. He had initially demanded Rs 5,000 but later reduced it to Rs 4,000. He was apprehended after accepting Rs 2,000 as part of the bribe. A case has been registered against him under the same legal provisions.
Both public servants are now facing the legal consequences of their actions as necessary follow-up actions are underway in these corruption cases.
