Rs 2 Crore Cash, Gold Seized From Assam Top Officer. She Joined In 2019
Nupur Bora, a resident of Golaghat, was currently posted as a circle officer in Kamrup.
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Guwahati:
On Monday, authorities apprehended an Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer for allegedly accumulating wealth disproportionate to her known sources of income.
A team from the Chief Minister's Special Vigilance cell conducted raids at the Guwahati residence of officer Nupur Bora, where they discovered Rs 92 lakh in cash along with jewellery valued at approximately Rs 1 crore. Additional raids at her rented accommodation in Barpeta yielded a further Rs 10 lakh in cash.
Nupur Bora, who hails from Golaghat and entered the Assam Civil Service in 2019, was serving as a circle officer in Goroimari, Kamrup district at the time of her arrest.
According to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Bora had been under surveillance for six months following allegations of her involvement in questionable land-related transactions.
"This officer transferred Hindu land to suspicious individuals in exchange for monetary benefits during her posting at Barpeta revenue circle. We have implemented stringent measures against her," stated the Chief Minister.
Mr. Sarma further highlighted the pervasive corruption within revenue circles in minority-dominated regions.
The Special Vigilance cell also searched the premises of her alleged accomplice, Lat Mandal Surajit Deka, an employee at the Barpeta revenue circle office.
Deka stands accused of acquiring multiple land properties throughout Barpeta in collaboration with Nupur Bora during her tenure as the circle officer there.