₹50 lakh cash, ₹80 lakh FDs seized from Assam bureaucrat’s residence: Cops
Assam Police seized ₹50 lakh in cash and ₹80 lakh in fixed deposits from the residence of Lachit Kumar Das, an Assam Civil Service officer. Das was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹45,000 related to land sale permission. The investigation is ongoing to uncover additional properties linked to him.
- ▪Lachit Kumar Das was arrested while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹45,000.
- ▪The police found ₹48.38 lakh in unaccounted cash and FD certificates worth ₹80 lakh at his residence.
- ▪A case has been registered against Das under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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₹50 lakh cash, ₹80 lakh FDs seized from Assam bureaucrat’s residence: CopsThe recoveries were made from the residence of Lachit Kumar Das, an Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer posted as the additional director of land records. He was arrested on ThursdayPublished on: May 22, 2026 6:47 PM ISTBy Utpal Parashar, GuwahatiShare viaCopy link The Assam Police on Friday seized nearly ₹50 lakh in cash, ₹80 lakh in fixed deposits and other items from the Guwahati residence of a state civil service officer accused of taking bribes.Lachit Kumar Das was arrested on Thursday from his office in Guwahati while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹45,000 from a complainant.
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