GUWAHATI: A team led by Noonmati ACP Purabi Mazumdar arrested the Deputy Controller of Examination of Assam Down Town University, Arupjyoti Sharma in connection with the cash-for-marks scam on 24th July.
The accused was arrested from an undisclosed location at Noonmati.
Sharma originally hails from Mangaldai and was residing in the Chachal area of the city. He had joined the institution in 2010.
According to Mazumdar, the police have come across various anomalies and discrepancies in the conduct of examination in the institution and have sufficient evidence against the accused.
Earlier this month, the police arrested another employee of the institute, Gunajit Choudhury, who was allegedly running a pay-for-marks racket within the university.
A case (No 133/18) under Sections 120B and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered against the accused at Pragjyotishpur Police Station.
