At least 21 civil servant officers so far has been suspended in connection with the infamous APSC cash-for-jobs scam.
All the officers have been placed under immediate suspension according to a order passed by the Government of Assam.
Out of 21 suspended officers, 11 are from the Assam Police Service (APS), four are Assam Civil Service (ASC) officers, one Excise Inspector, one ARCS officer and three Assistant Employment Officers.
The 21 suspended officers are:
1) Akashee Duwarah, ACS
2) Dhrubajyoti Hatibaruah, ACS
3) Hitesh Mazumdar, ACS
4) Dhiraj Kumar Jain, ACS
5) Dipankar Dutta Lahkar, APS
6) Nitu Moni Das, APS
7) Rumir Timungi, APS
8) Kalyan Kr Das, APS
9) Faruk Ahmed, APS
10) Kula Pradip Bhattacharya, APS
11) Nilanjal Gogoi, APS
12) Anal Jyoti Das, APS
13) Nandini Kakati, APS
14) Aoicharjya Jibon Baruah, APS
15) Sajahan Sarkar, APS
16) Saurav Pran Sharma, Inspector of Excise
17) Bikash Sarma, ARCS
18) Chakradhar Deka, ARCS
19) Gitartha Baruah, Asst Employment Officer
20) Bichitra Gopal Nath, Asst Employment Officer
21) Rakesh Das, Asst Employment Officer
The ongoing investigation into criminal offenses related to the APSC cash for job scam has revealed that these officers benefited from irregularities by illegally increasing their marks, which allowed them to be recommended for appointment.
Based on the report of former Justice Biplab Kumar Sharma, all 21 have been suspended from their jobs.
The suspended officers are now being interrogated by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Assam Police investigating the matter.
