At a time when cash-for-job scam and question paper leak scam in the Assam police SI recruitment has rocked the state, a Sub Inspector of Tengakhat police station in Dibrugarh was arrested for demanding and receiving a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a civilian.

The amount of recovered from his possession and a follow up action into the case is going on.

In a tweet, ADGP (L&O) GP Singh informed, “Sub Inspector Dipjyoti Das of Tengakhat Police Station of Dibrugarh district has been arrested for demanding and receiving INR 1 Lac from a civilian. The said amount has been recovered from his possession. Follow up action is going on.”

 

“Successful trap laid by DV&AC. DFO and ACF arrested at Lakhimpur while accepting INR 50k each,” Singh wrote in a separate tweet.

“People May pass on more such inputs for laying traps,” the tweet added.