Continuing their crackdown on government employees demanding bribe, the sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam arrested another Lat Mandal on Friday.

The arrested Lat Mandal has been identified as Naba Choudhury. He was posted at the office of the circle officer of Sarupeta Revenue Circle in Barpeta district.

According to sources, Choudhury was arrested while he was accepting Rs 3,000 as bribe from the complainant. He was trapped and arrested red-handed by the officials of the anti-corruption cell at a restaurant in Bhawanipur.

Meanwhile, taking to Twitter, IPS Surendra Kumar informed, “Today, a team of @DIR_VAC_ASSAM trapped red handed and arrested Sh Naba Kr. Choudhury, Mandal, of Sarupeta Revenue Circle, Dist. Barpeta, after he accepted demanded bribe from the complainant in a restaurant for processing of partition of his land.”

On Thursday, the Lat Mandal of Thelamara Revenue Circle in Sonitpur district was arrested on bribery charges. The arrested Lat Mandal has been identified as Parag Borah, who is posted as O/O Circle Officer, Thelamara Revenue Circle. 

According to the vigilance team, Borah was trapped and caught red-handed while accepting the bribe money of Rs 15,000 from the complainant for processing of partition of his land.

Notably, the Assam Police has stepped up measures to nab government employees demanding bribe. In this regard the Director General of Police (DGP), GP Singh has warned all employees that they would be dealt with strictly if caught accepting bribe in exchange for providing work.

In this regard, the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption cell of Assam has released six toll-free numbers for people.