Anti Corruption Team arrests Govt Official in Bribery Case

The Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption of Assam police captured and arrested a government official while she accepted a bribe.

Minakshi Kakati Kalita, Assistant Commissioner of State Tax of the Office of the Commissioner, State GST, Assam, was identified as the arrested government official.

Assam Police’s CPRO Rajib Saikia stated, “A complaint was received at the Directorate, alleging that Minakshi Kakati Kalita, Assistant Commissioner of State Tax of Office of the Commissioner, State GST, Assam, had demanded Rs.10,000 from the complainant for reactivating GST online functions.”

“Later, the accused public servant reduced the bribe amount to Rs.8,000. Unwilling to pay the requested payment, the complaint petitioned the Directorate for legal action against the public officer. As a result, a trap was set on Thursday inside KAR BHAWAN, the Office of the Commissioner of State GST in Assam. Minakshi Kakati Kalita was apprehended shortly after accepting Rs 4,000 as part of the bribe sought by the complainant. The contaminated bribe money was retrieved from her hands and confiscated in the presence of impartial witnesses,” Rajib Saikia stated.

“Finding sufficient evidence against the accused public servant, she has been arrested by the team of the Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Assam,” he said.

“In this regard, a case has been registered in ACB Police Station on 18/05/2023 under ACB P.S. Case No. 36/2023 U/S 7(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018) against Minakshi Kakati Kalita. Necessary legal action is being taken,” Rajib Saikia said.

During the search, the team of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption found Rs 65,37,500 from her home.

Further investigation is ongoing.