In yet another successful operation against corrupt government officials, the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam has trapped an Executive Engineer of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department.
Jayanta Goswami, an Executive Engineer posted in the North Lakhimpur district, was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs. 20,000 in the Hengarabari locality in Guwahati.
Following the arrest, the vigilance team conducted a raid at Goswami’s residence in Guwahati, where they recovered cash amounting to Rs. 80 lakh. The recovered money is suspected to have been obtained through illegal means.
