Assam: Anti-Corruption Bureau Arrests Cop in Bribery Case

Hojai, November 29, 2019:

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Assam Police have arrested a cop for accepting a bribe amount of Rs. 10,000 on the pretext of dismissing a criminal case lodged against two individuals in Assam’s Hojai district.

The team arrested the accused, Officer-in-charge of Doboka Police station, Nilotpal Bhuyan while he was accepting the amount in an envelope. The bribe amount of Rs. 10,000 has been recovered from Bhuyan.

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According to reports, Nilotpal Bhuyan had demanded the sum from a complainant, Mohammad Arif Ahmed Lashkar, saying that he would release him along with his cousin, Jiarun Hoque, in a criminal case.

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An operation was conducted to nab the accused OC of Doboka Police Station after the complainant Mohammad Arif Ahmed Lashkar approached the Anti-Corruption Bureau.

A case has been registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Nilotpal Bhuyan will be forwarded to the Court of Special Judge in Guwahati for further procedures.

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