Guwahati, Jun1 (PTI) A junior engineer in Assam’s Director of Municipal Administration office here was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly taking a bribe from a contractor, police said.
A complaint was received at the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption that the engineer, Debashis Das, had demanded Rs 50,000 as a bribe from the complainant for processing a file for sanctioning his work bill.
Accordingly, a trap was laid near the office of the Director of Municipal Administration on Wednesday.
Das was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from the complainant.
A search was also conducted at the junior engineer’s residence here and cash of Rs 3 lakh along with documents was seized.
A case has been registered against Das under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and necessary legal actions are being initiated, a release issued by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption said.