Guwahati, June 9 -- The Vigilance Department has arrested Dhiman Chakma of Tripura, 2021-batch IAS officer and the current Sub-Collector of Dharamgarh in Odisha's Kalahandi district, on corruption charges after he was caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh.

According to officials, Chakma was nabbed on Sunday at his official residence in Dharamgarh while taking the bribe from a local businessman.

The bribe was allegedly the first instalment of a Rs 20 lakh demand made by the officer in exchange for not taking action against the businessman's enterprise.

The arrest followed a formal complaint filed by the businessman, prompting a surveillance operation by vigilance authorities. Chakma reportedly invited the complainant to his ...