Congress leader arrested in Margherita

STAFF REPORTER, Tinsukia, June 18: Digboi Congress leader Basant Pradhan and Bhaskar Jeevan Baruah arrested after coming to give a bribe to Margherita SDO.Congress leader Basant Pradhan wanted to give Rs 5000 as bribe to the SDO for doing the work on the soil.Basant Pradhan was accompanied Digboi Congress leader Bhaskar Jeeban Baruah. margherita police have already detained the duo on the basis of an FIR by Margherita SDO Palash Rajkumar Ahom.But Bhaskar Jeeban Baruah was subsequently released by the police.On the other hand, a case was registered against Pradhan on 168/22.The arrest of the Digboi Congress leader in hand to give a bribe to the SDO has created a stir in the area.