Police on Monday quizzed nine dismissed APS, ACS and allied service officials at the Central Jail in Guwahati. The quizzing session of the nine officials, accused of clearing the APSC test by bribing officials, started at around 7:30 AM on Monday in front of APSC cash-for-job prime accused Rakesh Paul. The officials are: Nishamoni Deka, Kaushik Kalita, Barnali Devi, Raju Saha, Debajit Bora, Sabira Imran, Sudipta Goswami Bhattacharya, Rumi Saikia and Pallabi Sarma Choudhury.
#BREAKING | #APSC scam: Police quizzes 9 dismissed APS, ACS and allied service officials in front of Rakesh Paul at Central Jail, #Guwahati pic.twitter.com/817r7aJJUN
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Previously, the Court of the Special Judge, Guwahati, had given Dibrugarh Police permission to interrogate 33 arrested APS, ACS and allied service officials in prison. The ruling came after Dibrugarh Police petitioned the court, seeking its permission to interrogate the 33 officials accused of clearing the APSC test by bribing officials.
#InDepth | APSC Scam: Dibrugarh Police to quiz 33 arrested officials in prison https://t.co/RSL4B9D6N1 via @NewsLiveGhy
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It should be noted that the Assam Government had on Wednesday (June, 20) dismissed 13 arrested APS, ACS and allied service officials from service. Nishamoni Deka, Rumi Saikia, Rajarshi Sen Deka, Geetali Doley, Dipak Khanikar, Dwithun Borgoyary, Pallabi Sarma Choudhury, Debajit Bora, Anirudha Roy, Himangshu Choudhury, Kunal Das, Kamal Debnath and Badrul Islam Choudhury were dismissed from service following their arrest in the infamous cash-for-jobs scam.
