In Guwahati, Mrinmoy Ghosh, an accounts officer at the Controller of Defense Accounts, was apprehended by the CBI for allegedly soliciting a ₹2.72 lakh bribe to clear a pending bill. He was caught accepting ₹43,000, a partial payment of the bribe. Bikash Sarkar, who purportedly paid the bribe, was also taken into custody.
Meanwhile, in Bajali, Gaurav Shekhar Das, ACS, Assistant Commissioner, faced allegations of demanding ₹1,00,000 to facilitate a clay/earth-cutting business. Vigilance authorities caught him red-handed while he accepted ₹50,000.