Residence of Corrupt Tax Official Raided; Over Rs 65 Lakh in Cash Seized

GUWAHATI: On Thursday, Minakshi Kakati Kalita's home was raided by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption in Assam, a watchdog organisation sworn to purge the state of all corrupt officials. Significant amounts of cash were found there. The day before, Kalita, the assistant commissioner of state taxes, was busted receiving a bribe.

The raid on the corrupt official's home, according to the authorities, netted Rs 65,37,500 in cash. After she was seen taking bribe money from the complainant at her workplace at Kar Bhawan, Guwahati, she was subjected to a search of her home.

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption posted on Twitter under its official handle, saying: “Ref: Arrest of Minakshi Kakati Kalita, Asstt. Commissioner of State Tax. During search, an amount of Rs. 65,37,500/-( sixty five lakhs thirty seven thousand five hundred) has been recovered from her house. Further search is underway.”

It should be noted that Minakshi Kakati Kalita was arrested earlier that day by investigators from the anti-corruption agency in Guwahati after she was seen taking the bribe ammount she had asked from a complainant for reactivating GST online features.

For the anti-corruption body, this was notable because it was the second trap of the day.It tweeted, “2nd trap of the day. @DIR_VAC_ASSAM trapped red handed Minakshi Kakati Kalita, Asst. Commissioner of State Tax in her office in KAR BHAWAN after she accepted demanded bribe from the complainant for reactivating GST online functions.”

In Assam's Kamrup Rural area, the anti-corruption cell had earlier that day detained a Lat Mandal on suspicion of bribery. Mahendra Nath, who works at the Nagarbera Revenue Circle office in the Kamrup Rural area, was identified as the Lat Mandal who was apprehended.

The vigilance cell claims that Nath was apprehended while taking the requested bribe from the complainant for the issuance of land patta documents.

A fierce argument broke out last month at the Bilasipara Revenue Circle office in the Dhubri district after a Lat Mandal was beaten up by a group of individuals for allegedly engaging in corrupt activities.

The Lat Mandal, named as Nazrul Islam of Lat No. 12, was beaten by a group of 6-7 individuals who barged into the office and demanded clarity on a land-related issue, according to sources.

Islam has denied the accusations made by the assailants that he engages in unethical behaviour.

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