Staff of PWRD Silchar caught red-handed while accepting bribe

way2barak, Nov.5: complaint was received at the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam, alleging that Shri Sribas Ghosh, Muster Roll Employee in the office of the Executive Engineer, PWRD, Silchar & Udharbond Territorial Road Division, District- Silchar, demanded Rs. 5,000/- as bribe from the complainant for processing the issue of Labour License to the complainant. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the Directorate for taking necessary legal action against the above-mentioned public servant.

Accordingly, a trap was laid today, by a team from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam, in the premises of the office of the Executive Engineer, PWRD, Silchar & Udharbond Territorial Road Division, District- Silchar.

Sribas Ghosh, was caught red handed at 1:45 PM, immediately after he accepted Rs. 5,000 as bribe from the complainant. The tainted bribe money was immediately recovered from his possession and accordingly seized in presence of independent witnesses.

Accordingly, a case has been registered in ACB Police Station on 05/11/2022 vide ACB P.S. Case No. 53/2022 U/S 7(a) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018) against Sribas Ghosh. Necessary legal follow up action is underway.