Assam V&AC sleuths arrest agriculture official for taking bribe
According to the reports, the V&AC team arrested red handed Durgaram Baruah, an agriculture inspector with Rs 7,000 cash from the office of District Agriculture Ofiicer in Kamrup.
A top official of V&AC said that, the agriculture department official had taken bribe for giving a permit of fertilizer selling shop.
Meanwhile, the V&AC has registered a case against the government official.
The V&AC sleuths also raided at the house of the arrested official.
The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption team had recently arrested Kejendra Doley, secretary of Irrigation department from his office at Dispur Janata Bhawan after taking bribe of Rs 15,000 from a contractor for releasing his departmental bills.
The investigation agency has arrested 31 government officials from different parts of the state in past nine months.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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