Guwahati: Brahmaputra Board General
Manager Amarjyoti Barua was arrested today by the CBI while
he was accepting a bribe from a contractor in his office
chamber here today, official sources said.
CBI sleuths arrived in the Brahmaputra Board office in
the Basistha area here along with the contractor who was asked by Barua to pay Rs one lakh in lieu of some contract work.
The CBI officials arrested him when he was accepting
the bribe from the contractor.
A case number 3A/2010 has been filed against Barua who
is now in CBI custody.
Barua is likely to be produced before the CBI court
tomorrow.
CBI authorities refused to divulge further details
on the case.
-PTI
First Published: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 00:21