October 1, 2020: One of the prime accused in the sub-inspector (SI) recruitment scam, Diban Deka has been sent to five day custody of Crime Branch.

As per reports, the crime branch sought for 7-day custody of Deka and was taken directly from the Court to the crime branch.

Deka will have to be present at the court on October 6.

The BJP leader had surrendered before Assam Police on Wednesday.

Earlier, the Assam Police had announced a monetary reward of Rs 1 lakh for people providing information on the whereabouts of Diban Deka and PK Dutta.

The other prime accused in the SI exam paper leak scam, former Director-General of Police (DIG) PK Dutta is still absconding.