Guwahati, October 21 : Assam Police Vigilance and Anti Corruption branch on Friday had arrested red handed an ASI under Guwahati police commissionerate when the police official taken bribe from a person.
According to the reports, Pritish Gupta, ASI of Noonmati police station was arrested by Vigilance and Anti Corruption from his office when he took bribe of Rs 5000 from a youth.
A case 15\2016 under Anti Corruption act was registered against the police official.
'We have launched operation following the FIR filed by the youth against the police official,â€Â V&A corruption SP Mukul Saikia said.
24 government officials including two police officials were arrested by the V&A corruption branch from different parts of the state in this year so far.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
