Guwahati: Another Lat Mandal posted at the Morigaon Circle Office in Morigaon district in Assam was arrested by the sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption on Monday.
As per officials, the arrested lat mandal has been identified as Nabajyoti Nath posted at Morigaon Revenue Circle.
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He was arrested right in front of his office while accepting a bribe amount of Rs 15 thousand from a complainant.
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The V&AC in a tweet wrote, “Today @DIR_VAC_ASSAM trapped red-handed Nabajyoti Nath, Lot Mandal of Morigaon Revenue Circle, in front of the Morigaon Circle Office immediately after he accepted Rs. 15,000/- as a bribe for processing of Namjari.”
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Over the past few months, the V&AC have arrested several lat mandals as well as other officials linked to the revenue department.
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In most cases, the officials are found demanding or accepting bribes from people for completing certain official work. Sometimes, they even tend to demand money to clear documents illegally.