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Assam's V&A Corruption branch arrests police official for taking bribe

| | Oct 22, 2016, at 02:52 am
Guwahati, Oct 21 (IBNS): Assam Police Vigilance and Anti Corruption branch on Friday arrested an ASI under Guwahati police commissionerate when the police official was taking bribe from a person.

According to the reports, Pritish Gupta, ASI of Noonmati police station was arrested by Vigilance and Anti Corruption from his office when he took bribe of Rs 5000 from a youth.

A case under the Anti Corruption Act was registered against the police official.

“We have launched operation following the FIR filed by the youth against the police official,” V&A corruption SP Mukul Saikia said.

24 government officials including two police officials were arrested by the V&A corruption branch from different parts of the state in this year so far.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

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