By NE NOW NEWS
Guwahati: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (V&AC), Assam, recovered around Rs 50 lakh in cash and more than 500 grams of gold jewellery during searches conducted at the residence of arrested ACS officer Lachit Kumar Das.
The searches were carried out on Thursday night at Das’s flat in the G-A Block of Queen Garden Apartment in Guwahati’s Beltola locality following his arrest in an alleged bribery case linked to a land transaction.
Officials also seized several life insurance policy documents during the raid.
According to the vigilance department, Das, who serves as Additional Director in the Directorate of Land Records and Surveys, owns multiple plots of land in Guwahati, a luxury apartment and several high-end vehicles.
Authorities are also probing allegations that land located in front of the apartment complex was illegally registered in his name.
Das was arrested on Thursday after vigilance officials allegedly caught him accepting Rs 45,000 as part of a bribe linked to the issuance of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for a land deal.
Following the arrest, vigilance teams conducted searches at multiple locations linked to the officer, including his office in Rupnagar and his residence.
Das is a senior Assam Civil Service officer and had previously served as Deputy Commissioner of Lakhimpur and as Additional Deputy Commissioner in Hojai.
Officials said the investigation is ongoing.