Anti-Corruption cell arrests two for bribery in Sonapur

 STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The team of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Cell arrested one Lat Mandal and his driver on the charge of accepting bribe in Sonapur on Thursday.

According to sources, a complaint was received alleging that Rajesh Roy (Lat Mandal) working at Sonapur circle office had demanded Rs. 18,000 for bribe from the complainant in the name of processing land sale permission. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption cell for taking necessary legal action against the above-mentioned public servant.

Accordingly, a trap was laid by the team in the office on Thursday. Rantu Kalita, Lat Mandal’s personal driver, was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs. 14,000 as part of the demanded bribe in conspiracy with Lat Mandal. The tainted bribe money has been recovered from the possession of Rantu Kalita, and has been seized accordingly in the presence of independent witnesses.

In the same trap-operation, the Lat Mandal has also been apprehended for demanding the bribe from the complainant and conspiring with his personal driver to get the illegal gratification received from the complainant. Subsequently, both of them have been arrested by the team after getting sufficient evidence.

In this connection, a case (05/2023 under Section 120(B) IPC, R/W 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018) has been registered against Rajesh Roy and Rantu Kalita.

The team has recovered a total cash amounting to Rs. 1, 26,900 during further search from the place of occurrence (Sonapur Revenue Circle Office complex), and seized accordingly Rs. 95,500 from the private car of the accused Lat Mandal. On the other hand, Rs. 14,900 and Rs. 16,500 have been recovered from the wallets of the accused persons.

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