Guwahati: The CID has arrested six people in connection with a fake appointment letter scam in Assam’s Water Resources Department, officials said on Sunday.
The arrests include a Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election candidate from the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), accused of accepting money in exchange for jobs.
According to investigators, a complaint filed in February by the Chief Engineer’s office alleged that forged appointment letters bearing fake signatures were being circulated to various divisions of the department.
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Probes revealed that one of the accused regularly deposited large sums into the BTC candidate’s account. The candidate allegedly supplied the counterfeit letters to unsuspecting job seekers.
Authorities confirmed that all six identified suspects have been taken into custody, and the investigation is ongoing.
