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6 officers arrested in APSC scam dismissed from service

GUWAHATI: The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) scam took a new turn with the dismissal of 6 more APSC officers.

Earlier, 13 accused civil service officers were dismissed in June for their alleged involvement in the APSC cash-for-jobs scam which rocked the entire state.

According to sources, the Assam Government has dismissed Dilip Kumar Kalita and Harsha Jyoti Bora from service.

Four other civil service officers; Sabbira Imran, Jayanta Kumar Nath, Jatindra Prasad Barua and Hemanta Saikia were earlier suspended before being dismissed. All of them are accused of using unfair means to get into the Assam Public Service Commission.

All accused are at present lodged in the Guwahati Central Jail.

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