Guwahati, Oct. 9 -- The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (V&AC) unit of the Assam police apprehended a government official for accepting a bribe in Nagaon district on Thursday.

The government official is identified as Shravan Kumar Bora, who served as the District Programme Manager (DPM) at the Office of the Joint Director of Health Services in Nagaon district.

According to Rajib Saikia, CPRO of the Assam police, a complaint was received at the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam, alleging that Shravan had demanded Rs. 20,000 as a bribe from the complainant for processing his unpaid arrears of Performance-Based Incentive.

"Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the Directorate Vigilance and Anti- Corruption...