NRC officials arrested for accepting bribe to include name in citizenship list
First Published: 13th June, 2019 19:22 IST
Two officials engaged in the mega exercise of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) were caught red handed while accepting bribe for inclusion of a woman’s name in the
Two officials engaged in the mega exercise of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) were caught red handed while accepting bribe for inclusion of a woman’s name in the citizens register.
The two officials identified as Syed Shahjahan and Rahul Parashar were arrested by sleuths of the Anti-corruption and Vigilance Wing of the Assam Police after being tipped off by the woman.
Meanwhile, Syed Shahjahan and Rahul denied their involvement in the case when asked by newspersons.
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