Guwahati, May 22 -- The sleuths of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam caught red-handed an Officer of Assam Civil Service (ACS) while accepting a bribe of Rs 45,000 from a person in Guwahati, officials said on Friday.

The accused officer was identified as Lachit Kumar Das, Additional Director of Land Records.

Later, a team of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption department arrested the officer following the operation carried out based on a complaint received by the department. Officials said the trap was laid after verification of the allegations made by the complainant.

A senior official of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption said that a complaint was received at the Directorate of Vigilance & Anti- Corruption, Assam, alle...