December 24, 2020: The vigilance and anti-corruption department on Wednesday caught Bamunigaon’s Forest Ranger red handed while taking bribe.

The arrested government official identified as Lakshyajit Das is a Forest Ranger of West Kamrup’s Bamunigaon.

According to reports, the accused ranger was caught while demanding bribe of amount Rs 60,000 from a person named Sahabul Islam, who is an owner of a seized dumper bearing ML-11-6864 number plate.

Following a complaint lodged by the Dumper’s owner Sahabul Islam, the vigilance and anti-corruption team launched an operation and caught the ranger red handed while taking bribe.