Assam
Money recovered from Mudoi's house

Guwahati: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam (V&AC), recently received a complaint from an individual.

The person alleged that Sub-Inspector (SI) Sanat Kumar Mudoi, who is the Officer in charge (OC) of Dokmoka police station in Assamโ€™s Karbi Anglong district, has demanded Rs 40,000 as bribe from him for allowing disturbance-free movement of his trucks carrying iron rods and cement through the Dokmoka police station areas.

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Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the V&AC to take necessary legal action against OC Mudoi.

A team of the V&AC accordingly laid a trap in the Dokmoka police station on Thursday (October 12).

Mudoi was caught red-handed by the team of V&AC while accepting an amount of Rs 4,000, which was a part of the total demanded bribe, from the complainant.

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The money was later seized by the team of V&AC. A further search of OC Mudoiโ€™s residence, located inside the premises of the police station, led to the recovery of cash amounting to nearly Rs 17.75 lakh.

On finding sufficient evidence against the Mudoi, the team of V&AC soon arrested the tainted police officer. 

A case has been registered against Mudoi in the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) police station under section 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018), in this regard. Necessary legal follow-up action is underway.