Guwahati: The sleuths of Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption made another arrest in Morigaon district of Assam on Thursday in less than 12 hours.
A gram panchayat secretary employed in Lahkarghat Gram Panchayat was arrested by the anti-corruption cell.
The arrestee has been identified as Mukut Chandra Kumar.
Kumar was caught red-handed while accepting a demanded bribe amounting to Rs. 30,000 from the complainant for releasing cheque for house repairing work.
The official handle of the vigilance cell tweeted, “Drive against corruption continues. Today a team of @DIR_VAC_ASSAM trapped red handed Mukut Ch Kumar, Secretary, Lahkarghat GP, after he accepted a part of demanded bribe from the complainant for releasing cheque for house repairing work.”