January 18, 2026 03:45 pm (IST)
Assam: V&AC sleuths arrest jailer in bribery case
Guwahati, Mar 20 (IBNS): The sleuths of Assam Police Vigilance and Anti Corruption on Monday arrested a jailer who demanded bribe from a contractor in middle Assam’s Morigaon district.
The arrested jailer of Morigaon district jail was identified as Dhrubajyoti Baruah.
According to the reports, the government official had demanded bribe of Rs 10,000 from a contractor named Manas Kumar Nath.
The contractor immediately contacted to the V&AC officials and the sleuths arrested red handed the government official.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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