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GUWAHATI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Prevention of Corruption, Assam, on Thursday, September 26, arrested Ranjit Kher Sarkar, secretary of North Salmara Gaon Panchayat in Bongaigaon, for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹7,000.
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He was caught red-handed in his Srijangram office after accepting a bribe from a contractor, the board said.
The contractor filed a complaint alleging that Sarkar demanded bribe to clear the pending bills. The contractor objected to the illegal demand and contacted the vigilance directorate, who organized a sting operation to catch Sarkar red-handed.
The board through a post shared on X, formerly Twitter, confirmed the arrest, noting, "Today @DIR_VAC_ASSAM caught red handed Ranjit Kr. Sherkar, Secretary, North Salmara Gaon Panchayat, Bongagon District in the office after accepting bribe from the complainant in connection with tender processing".
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