Assam Police Recruitment Scam: 20 Held; Ex-DIG, BJP Leader On The Run

by Shahnawaz Malik Sep 29, 2020 • 06:14 PM Views 918

The Assam police have arrested 20 people so far in connection with the leaking of question paper for recruitment of sub-inspectors in the force, while the masterminds —  former DIG & a BJP leader — are on the run. Assam police issued lookout notices and announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh each against the prime accused who reportedly went into hiding after question papers for recruitment of sub-inspectors in the state police got leaked on 20th September. Breaking silence in this high profile case, Assam Police DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said that any person, who is associated with any political party, will be arrested if role is revealed in the police recruitment paper leak case. He said that a lookout notice has been issued against former DIG PK Dutta and BJP leader Diban Deka so that they cannot flee the country.