North Lakhimpur, March 13 -- The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) of Assam arrested officials of Lakhimpur Education Department for accepting bribes.

Report said that the bureau arrested Padmeswar Bora, Block Elementary Education Officer, Narayanpur Block (BEEO) and Mahim Debajeet Saikia, a LP school Head Master red-handed while accepting bribes at the BEEO-Narayanpur office on Wednesday afternoon.

According to reports, the bureau made the arrest upon acting on a complaint filed by Dulu Pawe, the senior assistant of the BEEO-Narayanpur office.

Reports from the bureau said that Padmeswar Bora show caused Pawe for allegedly receiving Rs. 90,000 from nine teachers to minimise their Income Tax calculations.

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