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BARPETA: One Lot Mandal was caught red-handed at the Barpeta circle office while taking a bribe. A team of Assam Vigilance and Anti-Corruption branch in an operation on Friday caught one Lot Mandal of Barpeta named Anowar while taking Rs 3,500 bribe as an instalment payment against his demand of Rs 20,000 for a land related work.
Anowar Hussain demanded the amount from one Abdul Baten of Khablar Bhitha in Kayakuchi for land-related work. Abdul Baten complained against him to the Assam Vigilance and Anti-Corruption branch. Husssin was caught red-handed in front of the Revenue Circle office, Barpeta, and the vigilance team lodged an FIR and arrested him. Several allegations of corruption have emerged against the officials of the Barpeta circle office in recent times.
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