GUWAHATI, OCT 21: In continuation of Directorate of Vigilance & Anti Corruption action against corruption at DTO office Dibrugarh, searches have been carried out at residence of Sanjib Hazarika DTO Dibrugarh on Friday.
Sources said the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption has recovered Rs.7,03,800 unaccounted cash recovered and ₹ 87000 demonetized notes from his residence.
On Wednesday night, the sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption raided the residence of Dibrugarh District Transport Office (DTO) junior assistant Ditimoni Gogoi and led to the recovery of Rs 9,30,500 in cash.
Earlier in the day, Gogoi was arrested by a team of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption after a broker was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 700 from a person allegedly on her behalf for facilitating offline payment of road tax. The broker identified as Pankaj Saikia was also arrested along with the head assistant.
The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption team on Thursday also raided the house of Pankaj Saikia located at Dibrugarh’s Tengakhat area. During the raid, several documents were seized from his residence.