Guwahati, May 23 -- The sleuths of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam, on Friday night coducted raid at the residence of arrested Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer Lachit Kumar Das and recovered crores of rupees.

According to officials, acting on a complaint regarding bribery demands linked to land-related clearances, a trap was laid on Thursday (May 21) by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption in Assam at the Directorate of Land Records, Rupnagar, in Guwahati.

The accused officer, identified as Lachit Kumar Das, Additional Director of Land Records, was allegedly caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 45,000.

A senior official said the complaint had alleged that the officer had demanded Rs 1 lakh in exchange for i...