Guwahati: The crackdown on government employees demanding bribes by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam, has continued with the arrest of another Lat Mandal from Karimganj district of Assam on Monday.
The Lat Mandal has been identified as Joyshab Hussain Laskar.
Joyshab Hussain Laskar, who was posted at the office of the circle officer of Badarpur area of Karimganj was arrested while accepting a bribe from the complainant for processing his land mutation works.
On the official twitter handle, the anti-corruption cell wrote, “Today, a team of @DIR_VAC_ASSAM trapped red handed and arrested Sh Joyshab Hussain Laskar, Lat Mandal of O/O Circle Officer, Badarpur, Karimganj after he accepted bribe from the complainant for processing his land mutation works.”
In the wake of the arrests, police has stepped up measures to nab government employees demanding bribes.
In this regard, the Director General of Police (DGP), GP Singh has warned all employees that they would be dealt with strictly if caught.
The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption cell of Assam has also released six toll-free numbers for people to report such cases.