STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: Two government officers, including an Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer, were arrested today by the Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Assam, for allegedly demanding and accepting bribes.
A complaint was received at the Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Assam, alleging that Dipankar Kalita, ACS, Executive Magistrate in the office of the District Commissioner, Kamrup district, had demanded Rs 3,000 as bribe from the complainant for processing his land demarcation matter. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the Directorate to take necessary legal action against Kalita.
A trap was laid today by a team of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam, in the office of the District Commissioner, Kamrup district. Dipankar Kalita was caught red-handed immediately after he accepted Rs 3,000 as the demanded bribe from the complainant. The bribe money was recovered from his possession and seized in the presence of independent witnesses.
Kalita was arrested and a case has been registered against him in ACB Police Station (Case No. 85/2023) under section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018).
Similarly, a complaint was received by the Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Assam, alleging that Assistant Sub Inspector (UB) Mukut Ali, in-charge of Jambari Outpost under Boko Police Station in the Kamrup district, had demanded Rs 6,000 as bribe from the complainant for sending case diary to court in connection with a case against her husband. A trap was laid today. Phanindra Das, a middleman (a tea stall owner), was caught red-handed immediately after he accepted Rs 3,000 as part of the demanded bribe in conspiracy with ASI (UB) Mukut Ali.
Ali was also apprehended for demanding a bribe from the complainant and accepting it through a middleman. A case has been registered against him in the ACB Police Station (Case No. 84/2023) under section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018).
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