Guwahati, 11th May: In a sting operation conducted by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam, a government official working with the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) and a middleman were apprehended while accepting a bribe in Nagaon district on Saturday, May 11.
The operation led to the arrest of Mintu Bora, identified as the middleman, and Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma, a Meter Reader from APDCL’s Nagaon Electrical Sub-Division.
They were caught in the act of accepting a bribe from the complainant at Geruamukh in Nagaon. Bora and Sarma allegedly demanded the bribe to help the complainant avoid a fine for an illegal electricity connection.