Siddhartha Buragohain, Superintendent of Police (SP) in Bajali, has been transferred to the Assam Police headquarters in Guwahati...
Digital Desk: Bajali Superintendent of Police (SP) Siddhartha Buragohain has been transferred to Assam Police headquarters in Guwahati, just hours after five police personnel from the Bajali Police Station were held on alleged bribery charges.
Meanwhile, Ajagwaran Basumatary has been transferred and appointed as the new Superintendent of Police for Bajali.
Basumatary previously served as Deputy Commissioner of Police (Security) in Guwahati.
The Assam Government's Home Department issued a statement declaring, "In the interest of public service, Shri Siddhartha Buragohain, IPS (RR-2014), Superintendent of Police, Bajali is transferred and his services are attached to Assam Police Headquarters, Ulubari, Guwahati until further orders."
According to the notification, "In the interest of public service, Shri Ajagwaran Basumatary, APS (DR-2002), Deputy Commissioner of Police (Security), Police Commissionerate, Guwahati is transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Bajali with effect from the date of taking over charge, vice Shri Siddhartha Buragohain, IPS transferred."
On September 1, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) in Assam detained seven people, including five police officers and two drivers from the Bajali police station, for allegedly receiving bribes.
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