V&AC arrest two tax officials in Assam’s Morigaon for taking bribe

According to the reports, a team of Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam caught red handed one person named Rajesh Kumar Gupta after he had collected the bribe money of Rs 30,000 from the complainant.

Rajesh Kumar Gupta had taken the bribe money on Feb 19 on behalf of Sonit Borthakur who is the Superintendent of Taxes.

The CPRO of Assam Police said that, a complaint was received at the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam to the effect that Sonit Borthakur, Superintendent of Taxes, Morigaon had demanded a sum of Rs 30,000 from the complainant for absolving him from tax liability and penalty.

“The victim was sternly told by Sonit Borthakur to pay the amount as bribe, through Rajesh Kumar Gupta, his close confidante. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam for taking necessary legal action against the public servant. A trap was laid by a team of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam near the hospital of the complainant and caught red handed Rajesh Kumar Gupta. The tainted bribe money of Rs 30,000 was recovered, in presence of the independent witnesses,” the Assam police CPRO said.

A case has been registered in ACB police station vide ACB P.S. case no 06/2022 u/s 7(a)/12 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018) and 120(B) of IPC against Sonit Borthakur and Rajesh Kumar Gupta and both have been arrested in connection with the case.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)