Guwahati, Mar 6: The sleuths of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption team, Assam trapped a field surveyor of the Silchar Development Authority Office, Abhijit Kar, on Tuesday after he accepted a demanded bribe of Rs. 15,000 from the complainant for issuing an NOC.
After a search operation by the vigilance team, an amount of Rs. 38,500 was recovered from him.
Furthermore, the team recovered a huge amount of Rs. 12,60890 after a thorough search of his residence in Silchar.
Following the seizure, around Rs. 1299390 have been recovered, excluding tainted money.
Further investigation in connection with the matter is underway.