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APSC cash-for-job scam: Few more officials likely to be grilled

APSC cash-for-job scam: Few more officials likely to be grilled

| | 06 May 2017, 08:04 pm
Guwahati, May 6 (IBNS) : Few more Assam Civil Service (ACS) officers are likely to be grilled by the sleuths of Dibrugarh police in connection with the cash-for-job scam in the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) after the investigating team has collected vital evidence in the scam.

The Dibrugarh police, which investigating the cash-for-job scam had already arrested three ACS officers in the connection with the scam.

On Saturday, a three-member investigating team of Dibrugarh police had interrogated three arrested ACS officers in front of APSC’s former chairman Rakesh Paul and his associate members Samedur Rahman, Basanta Doley and Pabitra Koibwarta, who are presently lodged in jail

All were interrogated at Guwahati central jail following directive by the special court.

A top police official said that, during the interrogation process, the investigating team had collected vital evidence and came out few new names who involved in the scam.

“We have listed few names including several officials for interrogation,” the top police official said.

Earlier, APSC’s former chairman Rakesh Paul, who is presently lodged in jail was felt ill during interrogation by the Dibrugarh police and immediately rushed to Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH).

Later, doctors had discharged Paul after checkup.

Police has arrested 11 persons including three ACS officers in connection with the cash-for-job scam so far.

On May 3, Police had arrested three Assam Civil Service (ACS) officers namely Bhaskarjyoti Dev Sharma, Bhaskar Dutta and Amit Sharma in connection with cash-for-job in the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC).

 

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

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