14 arrested officials remanded in 14-day judicial custody
APSC Cash-for-job Scam
By Our Staff Reporter
Guwahati, Nov 21: The ongoing investigation into the cash-for-job scam in Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) is now in an interesting phase.
For, the police team investigating the case has identified some brokers through whom fincial transactions had allegedly taken place between the candidates appearing for the civil service examition and APSC officials for the former’s selection.
And what is lending excitement to the case is the fact that a few State government employees too had acted as brokers. As of now, there is still no fil word about their arrest.
Dibrugarh Additiol Superintendent of Police and Investigating Officer Surjeet Singh Panesar admitted that the probe team had identified 10 to 12 brokers who were allegedly in the scam.
“A couple of them are even government employees. We will definitely take action against them,” Panesar confirmed before newsmen here on Tuesday. He said the ongoing investigation will continue and further details will be known subsequently as the probe progresses.
When asked by reporters whether there would be more arrests of ACS/APS/Allied officials suspected of bribing their way to secure government jobs, Panesar said he will be able to confirm only when all the reports come in.
Meanwhile, the 14 Assam Civil Service (ACS), Assam Police Service (APS) and Allied Service officials arrested on 8th November last, were remanded in 14-day judicial custody by the Court of Special Judge here on Tuesday. This followed expiry of their 14-day police custody.
In another development, suspended APSC chairman Rakesh Paul was also remanded in another 14-day judicial custody period by the same court today.
Altogether, 23 ACS, APS and Allied Service officials have been arrested so far by the police for their alleged involvement in the scam. While most of them were arrested, a few of them surrendered later in court.
One ACS and another APS official are, however, still at large. They are part of the 25 ACS, APS and Allied Service officials who have come under scrutiny of ongoing police investigation.