GUWAHATI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC), Assam, today, April 5 caught a senior official red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹50,000 in his office.
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Gaurav Shekhar Das, who is serving as the Assistant Commissioner in Bajali district, was trapped by DVAC officials immediately after he received the bribe from a complainant. The bribe was demanded in exchange for allowing the complainant to carry out earth-cutting without official obstruction.
The operation was carried out following a formal complaint, and officials acted swiftly to apprehend Das with the bribe amount in his possession. Further investigation into the case is underway.