SIT formed to probe APSC scam, Gauhati HC told

Updated: Sep 29 2023 11:50PM

Guwahati, Sept 29 (PTI) A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted by the state government to probe the alleged cash-for-jobs scam involving the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC), the Gauhati High Court was told on Friday.

The state's Director-General of Police (DGP) constituted the SIT following a letter received from Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to investigate the case, Senior Additional Advocate General Nalin Kohli told a bench of Justice Susmita Phukan Khaund.

Kohli also informed the court that he has received oral instructions that the SIT is proposing to conclude its investigation within six months.

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