Dibrugarh, Oct. 7 -- A team from the Assam Chief Minister's Vigilance Cell conducted a raid at the office of the Superintending Engineer, PWD (Building Division), in Dibrugarh on Tuesday following a complaint alleging a bribe demand by an Assistant Executive Engineer.

The complaint was filed against Assistant Executive Engineer Mridul Baglary, who allegedly demanded Rs 1.50 lakh from a contractor for processing and clearing a pending bill linked to a Rs 1.40-crore project at Madarkhat Tea Estate.

According to the complaint, the alleged bribe amount was subsequently negotiated to Rs 1.30 lakh.

The Vigilance team reportedly laid a trap and apprehended Baglary while he was allegedly accepting the first instalment of Rs 30,000.

The compla...