Assam govt official Manorama Das arrested for accepting bribe

Vigilance sleuths have arrested an official of the District Sports Office in Assam's Golaghat for allegedly accepting a bribe in connection with modernization work of a playground.

The accused has been arrested and will be produced in a special court on Thursday, a release by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anticorruption here said.

"District Sports Officer Manorama Das was caught accepting a bribe amount of Rs 30,000 from complainant Nripen Chandra Dutta, Principal of Dhekial Higher Secondary School, Golaghat," the release said. Das was apprehended in a joint operation by the directorate and the Assam Police.

Further investigation into the matter is underway, the release added.