GUWAHATI: In a recent development of the Sub- Inspector (SI) recruitment exam scam of Assam Police, the godown of Akshay Chand, owner of Akshay Telecommunication has been set on fire mysteriously on Sunday.
Akshay Telecommunication is the company which got sub-contract for conducting the Police SI Recruitment Exam. While Akshay Chand is absconding, the team of Assam police including CID officials earlier conducted raids in the houses of Akshay Chand Baid and his aide Rubul Hazarika in Bongaigaon.
The police recovered crores of rupees from one of the accused Rupam Das’s father-in-law’s house at Abhayapuri in Bongaigaon district. Cash worth Rs 3.33 crores have been seized from Tarini Banikya’s house based on the confession made by Rubul Hazarika.
On the other hand, cash worth Rs 15 lakhs have been seized from one Pradip Mazumder in Bongaigaon while Rs 1.15 crores have been recovered from Debraj Das’s house from Barpeta. All the three accused are railway employees and close aides of Rubul Hazarika.
Meanwhile, following the recovery of the money from different parts of Barpeta and Bongaigaon, CID raided Akshay Chand Baid alias Akhiya Chand’s house in North Bongaigaon and seized some important documents.