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Guwahati, January 12 : Assam Police likely to grill a former minister, journalist after the former Assam Public Service Commission (APCC) chairman Rakesh Paul, who was arrested in the cash-for-job scam, had named several high profile personalities and claimed to have paid in order to keep quiet entire the multi scam.
A top police official said that, Paul named few high profile personalities including a former minister, media baron of the state, journalist, non-political organisation leader during the interrogation, whom he paid lakhs of rupees.
Referring Paul's confession, the top police official said that, Paul paid Rs 20 lakh to a former minister of Congress.
Paul also paid Rs 10 lakh to a media baron of the state to keep quiet in the scam.
Paul confessed that a managing editor of another media house was allegedly got Rs 4 lakh from him.
The prime accused of the cash-for-job scam of APSC had paid huge amount to several journalists, a leader of A non-political organisation during his tenure in APSC.
Meanwhile, the Gauhati High Court on Thursday had rejected the bail petitions of Rakesh Paul, Samedur Rahman, Basanta Doley, Nilakanta Patir and Sudip Das.
Assam police had already arrested six people inculding APSC's former chairman, two members, assistant examination comptroller.
The investigating officials of Assam Police had filed case diary of Rakesh Paul before the court.
