Ref. ACB PS Case No. 30/2023 registered in con with misappropriation of funds of Assam Fisheries Dev. Corporation Ltd. One key accused of the case namely Padma Kanta Hazarika, the then Project Director of the AFDCL has been arrested in Puri, Odisha by @DIR_VAC_ASSAM yesterday.
@DIR_VAC_ASSAM apprehended Naren C. Basumatary, ACS, the then MD(presently Jt. Secy, Rev. & Disaster Management Dept) today (26/05/26) in con with ACB PS C/No. 30/2023 (misappropriation of Govt funds of Assam Fishery Dev. Corp Ltd.)
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@DIR_VAC_ASSAM conducted search Ops in the early morning today (26/05/26) at multiple locations in Guwahati, Belsor(Nalbari), Gauripur (Dhubri) and Raha(Nagaon) in con with ACB PS Case No. 30/2023 relating to misappropriation of Govt funds of Assam Fishery Dev. Corporation Ltd.
The following officers have been apprehended:
1. Anuradha Adhikary Sarma,, ACS, the then MD,
2. Jyotish Saikia, the then Executive Engineer,
3. Birinchi Adhikary, the then Asstt. Executive Engineer,
4. Jyoti Prasad Saikia, the then Asst Executive Engineer,
5. Saburuddin Ahmed, the then Asstt. Engineer,
6. Bhagirath Das, the then Project Manager, AFDC Ltd. and
7. Rabindra Narayan Deka, the then Asstt. Technical Officer.
Necessary follow-up actions are continuing.
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On 22-05-2026, a team of @DIR_VAC_ASSAM again conducted search in another house of Lachit Kumar Das, ACS, ADLR located at Queen’s Garden, Ranibagan, Beltola and recovered cash Rs. 1,18,30,000/- & some land related documents
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Immediately after apprehension of Lachit Kumar Das, ACS, Adll.DLR yesterday, his residence at Beltola is searched and Cash Rs.48,38,150/- has been recovered. FD of 86 Lakhs & some investment documents are also seized.
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Today @DIR_VAC_ASSAM trapped red handed Tazul Islam Siddique, Executive Engineer, Irrigation Deptt Mangaldoi after he accepted Rs 25,000 as bribe from the complt in his Office for release of payment for pending Bill
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Yesterday evening @DIR_VAC_ASSAM trapped Partha Pratim Sarmah, District Project Officer of Disaster Management, Tezpur immediately after he accepted bribe from the complainant in connection with his transfer related matter.
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