Jr. engineer arrested in Kokrajhar
KOKRAJHAR: One junior engineer posted at Kachugaon development block has been arrested by police for his alleged involvement with a massive financial scam. Archana Rongne (50), was picked up by the anti-corruption wing of the Assam police. Sources revealed that the junior engineer was arrested in connection with a case registered in the Assam Police Anti-corruption Bureau (U/S 420/409/468 of the IPC and Sec 13(1)(d)/13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act,1988 (as amended in 2018).
Rongne had ,allegedly, misappropriated fund granted to the development block under MGNREGA scheme.
According to sources, on December 20, 2016, one Afsar Ali of Musalmanpar, filed a written complain at the ACB Police Statiion, Guwahati against the misappropriation of the fund. The complainant alleged that the VCDC Chairman of Milan Bazar, Gulsanara Begum, had misappropriated Govt. money sanctioned for the Development of Milan Bazar VCDC area by issuing bogus job-cards. With tacit support from the junior engineer she had even issued job-cards against of some dead and unknown persons. This way had embezzled huge sum of money granted under NREGAs, the complainant alleged.
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A cultural rally was also carried out to mark the grand celebration.
The school was established in 1943 to impart educational environment amongst citizens in Kokrajhar town and it's adjoining areas.
The school has been regarded as one of prominent schools in Bengali medium providing quality educational services in the region.
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The internet service was found resumed at 9 am that saw smilling and happiness environment amongst the citizens in the region.
Earlier, BTC region was made exempted from the disruption of net services from state government on December 10.
However, all kinds of internet services were made disrupted all over the state on December 12 to keep the strong mass protest against the controversial citizenship (amendement) act.
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Activists and members from All Assam Nath Yogi Students Union carried out a protest demonstration along the JD Road near District Computer centre in Kokrajhar against the CAB bill and burnt effigies of Sonowal and Sarma. The protestors staged protest demonstration with shouting slogans demanding early withdrawal of the bill.
The protestors violated CrPC 144 clamp in the district", said a senior police officer.
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