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APSC Scam: Police raid arrested middleman’s house

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Dibrugarh Police are trying to ascertain as to whether more middlemen were involved in the APSC cash-for-jobs scam after the arrest of advocate Sailendra Sharma Barua and middleman Surajit Chowdhury who is also the husband of arrested ACS officer Pallabi Sharma Chowdhury.

A team of Dibrugarh Police raided Surajit Chowdhury’s residence yesterday (July 25) evening in search of a mobile phone that is now believed to be key in linking more people with the recruitment scam.

Police, however, failed to locate the mobile phone despite a marathon search at Chowdhury’s house located at Chatribari in Guwahati.

Meanwhile, amid accusations against Sailendra Sharma Barua and Surajit Chowdhury of trying to influence and bribe a judge so as to secure Pallabi Sharma Chowdhury’s bail, investigators are now probing whether any money was paid to the judge who, police sources say, has already been identified.

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Dibrugarh Police, incidentally, had hinted at the possibility of making a few more arrests following some clinching evidence they have gathered during the course of the investigation process.

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