New Delhi, June 12 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Guwahati on Thursday, June 12, has arrested professor cum Dean of School of Life Sciences, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong for accepting a bribe of Rs.3.43 lakh at Guwahati University guest house. Another person (proprietor of a firm) was arrested in the case.

The investigation agency registered the case against Nirmalendu Saha and one Pranjal Sharma on June 11.

The case was registered "on the basis of a source information to the effect that the accused private person (Proprietor of a firm) while acting in collusion with the Professor of Zoology and Dean of School of Life Sciences, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya and unknown others indulged in co...