Sonitpur: Directorate of vigilance and corruption trapped red-handed and arrested Parag Borah, Lat Mandal of Thelamara Revenue Circle, Dist. Sonitpur after he accepted demanded bribe of Rs.15000/ from the complainant for processing of partition of his land
The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption agents arrested the Lat Mandal of Thelamara Revenue Circle in Assam’s Sonitpur district on bribery charges on March 22.
Parag Borah, O/O Circle Officer, Thelamara Revenue Circle, has been identified as the arrested Lat Mandal.
According to the vigilance team, Borahwas caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000 from the complainant for the processing of his land partition.
Today, a team of @DIR_VAC_ASSAM trapped red handed and arrested Sh Parag Borah, Lat Mandal of Thelamara Revenue Circle, Dist. Sonitpur after he accepted demanded bribe of Rs.15000/ from the complainant for processing of partition of his land . @CMOfficeAssam @assampolice pic.twitter.com/NrbNJe4k3B
— Surendra Kumar (@surendrakr_ips) March 23, 2023
Taking to Twitter, IPS Surendra Kumar informed, “Today, a team of @DIR_VAC_ASSAM trapped red-handed and arrested Sh Parag Borah, Lat Mandal of Thelamara Revenue Circle, Dist. Sonitpur after he accepted demanded bribe of Rs.15000/ from the complainant for processing of partition of his land.”
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On March 22, a Lat Mandal in Assam’s Barpeta district was arrested on charges of accepting a bribe.
A team from the anti-corruption cell apprehended and arrested Lat Mandal at the Baghbar revenue circle office.
Azhar Ali Ahmed, a Lat Mandal in charge of Bardalni village no. 1 in Baghbar, was apprehended during the operation.
The anti-corruption unit raided the Mandia office in the Baghbar revenue circle and apprehended the Lat Mandal for allegedly accepting a Rs 20,000 bribe.
According to sources, the Lat Mandal allegedly demanded Rs 1 lakh for the land ceiling of one Jadid Hussain of Baghbar’s North Sitoli village.
After taking the first instalment of Rs 20,000, the anti-corruption branch apprehended the lat Mandal by hand.