An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) was caught red-handed accepting a bribe on Tuesday in the Lakhimpur district of Assam.
The ASI was caught by a team from the Assam Directorate Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, a police official said.
The ASI have been identified as Dambarudhar Dutta, an ASI from Lakhimpur’s Silonibari Out Post.
He was arrested after he accepted a bribe from the complainant for giving him and his family relief in a criminal case, Special DGP Assam GP Singh informed.
Further investigation into the matter is underway.
In two separate operations earlier on September 17, the Assam Police’s Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption team busted two public servants for accepting bribes.
The arrested government employees were identified as Jahnabi Kalita, Inspector of Drugs of Jorhat, and Mahabub Mollah, Senior Assistant, Bilasipara Revenue Circle Office, Bilasipara of Dhubri district.
