The Assam Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption recovered and seized approximately Rs 80 lakhs in cash on Monday during a search operation at the residence of an executive engineer after he was caught red-handed in a bribery case earlier in the day.
During the search of Jayanta Goswami’s house in Hengrabari, Guwahati, a joint team of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption and Assam Police recovered Rs 79,87,500 in cash, according to an official statement.
The search operation was carried out after executive engineer (PHE), Jayanta Goswami, was caught red-handed by the Assam Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Directorate team after accepting Rs 20,000 as bribe from the complainant in Hengrabari. , Guwahati for bill payment.
Jayanta Goswami has been working as Executive Engineer (PHE), Supervising Operations Engineer (PHE) at North Lakhimpur Circle in Assam.
Further investigations are underway into the matter.
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