Guwahati, June 6 -- The Directorate of Vigilance & Anti-Corruption of Assam, arrested two Excise Department officials in Biswanath district on Friday over bribery charges.

The accused, Deputy Superintendent Mormeshwar Das and Constable Abhijit Baruah, were caught red-handed accepting a bribe. During a subsequent search of Das's residence, authorities recovered Rs 2.63 lakh in cash.

The arrests followed a complaint from Diganta Borah, who had applied for a liquor shop license in his wife's name. Borah alleged that although the license was approved, the officials demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh to permit the shop's opening, which was later reduced to Rs 50,000.

Both Das and Baruah are currently under interrogation as the investigation cont...