Assam: Nagaon police nabs MVI on bribery charges

The crusade against corruption continues in Assam. A motor vehicle inspector ( MVI ) was arrested in Nagaon under bribery charges. Also Read: Northeast COVID update: Assam registers 2837 cases,

The crusade against corruption continues in Assam. A motor vehicle inspector ( MVI ) was arrested in Nagaon under bribery charges.

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As per reports, the MVI identified as Hemen Das was arrested along with office assistants Pranav Mahanta and Balwant Kaur for allegedly demanding Rs 35 thousand for conducting a fitness test on the person’s vehicle. The trio was caught red handed accepting the bribe by a team of Nagaon Police.

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Following the arrest, the police raided the office of Hemen Das where they found cash worth Rs 2 lakh 9 thousand from his desk. The Nagaon police team also raided the rented house of Hemen Das, where they recovered Rs. 8 lakh, 13 thousand in cash.

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