New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that an Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer, who was arrested for allegedly possessing disproportionate wealth, had amassed assets 400 times more than her known sources of income.

The CM's Special Vigilance Cell on Monday arrested ACS officer Nupur Borah after searches at her home led to the recovery of over Rs.92.50 lakh in cash and jewellry worth nearly Rs.1.5 crore.

She was posted as Circle Officer in Goraimari in Kamrup district at the time of her arrest.

Borah has been under surveillance for the last six months. While posted as a circle officer in Barpeta, she authorised an illegal land transfer deal, for which she was later shifted out of the district....