APSC's cash-for-job scam: Police likely to grill former minister, journalists
A top police official said that, Paul named few high profile personalities including a former minister, media baron of the state, journalists, non-political organisation leader during the interrogation, whom he paid lakhs of rupees.
Referring Paul's confession, the top police official said that, Paul paid Rs 20 lakh to a former minister of Congress.
Paul also paid Rs 10 lakh to a media baron of the state to keep quiet in the scam.
He confessed that a managing editor of another media house was allegedly paid Rs 4 lakhs.
The prime accused of the cash-for-job scam of APSC had paid huge amount to several journalists, a leader of a non-political organisation during his tenure in APSC.
Meanwhile, the Gauhati High Court on Thursday rejected the bail petitions of Rakesh Paul, Samedur Rahman, Basanta Doley, Nilakanta Patir and Sudip Das.
Assam police had already arrested six people including APSC's former chairman, two members, assistant examination comptroller.
The investigating officials of Assam Police had filed a case diary of Rakesh Paul before the court.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
Image:APSC website
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