Assam: GMC Chief Engineer Held For Accepting Bribe

GUWAHATI: Guwahati Municipal Corporation's (GMC) head engineer has been detained for soliciting and accepting bribes.

On Wednesday, a team of authorities from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Cell caught the chief engineer, Indrajit Bora, red-handed and took him into custody.

Sources claim that Bora was detained after he accepted 4,000 rupees from the complainant to release his security deposit.

A contractor has been identified as the defendant.

As this was happening, the ADGP of Assam's Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Unit tweeted, “A team of @DIR_VAC_ASSAM trapped red handed and apprehended Sh Indrajit Bora, Chief Engineer, O/O Guwahati Municipal Corp. immediately after he accepted demanded bribe from the complainant for releasing his security deposit.”

A Lat Mandal was detained last week in Hajo, Assam, on suspicion of receiving bribe. At the office of the Hajo Revenue Circle officer, a team from the anti-corruption cell caught the Lat Mandal red-handed and imprisoned him. 

Tankeswar Nath has been recognised as the Lat Manadal who was apprehended. He was detained as he accepted a Rs 4,000 bribe from the complainant.

The Deputy Inspector of Schools of Kamrup Metro was arrested for receiving a bribe by the authorities of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Unit, Assam, who caught them off guard.

The arrested government official has been identified as Buddha Kataky. He was detained while taking a bribe from the complaint in exchange for relief in the audit of the school's development fund.

IPS Surendra Kumar spoke about the incident on Twitter and said: “Today, a team of @DIR_VAC_ASSAM trapped red handed and arrested Sh Buddha Kataky, Dy. Inspector of Schools, Guwahati, Kamrup(M) while accepting demanded bribe from the complainant for giving him relief in Audit of the Development Fund of the School.”

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