GUWAHATI: A person was apprehended by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam (DVAC) on charges of bribery in Guwahati, on March 18.
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The individual has been identified as Harendra Nath Baishya Bania, Treasury Officer, Kamrup (M).
It is alleged that Bania had demanded ₹10,000 as a bribe from the complainant for approving challan for depositing money in the government account against the purchase of non-judicial stamps. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the authorities to take necessary legal action against Bania.
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Accordingly, a trap was laid by a team from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam, in the office of the District Commissioner, Kamrup (M), Guwahati. Bania was then caught red-handed in his office chamber, immediately after he accepted ₹4,000 as part of the demanded bribe from the complainant.
The tainted bribe money has been recovered from his possession and has been seized accordingly, in the presence of independent witnesses.
DVAC took to X to put out, “@DIR_VAC_ASSAM trapped red handed Harendra Nath Baishya Bania,AFS, Treasury Officer,Kamrup(M), after he accepted bribe in his chamber in the O/O DC,Kamrup(M),Guwahati, for approving challan for purchase of stamps.”
Further investigations are under way.