Senior APCS officer arrested in Arunachal  

PASIGHAT:

A senior Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APCS) officer was arrested following 'a case related to alleged irregularities done in the disbursement of land compensations against the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) broad gauge railway project from Murkongselek (in Assam’s Jonai) to Pasighat in East Siang district.'

“This matter pertains to the irregularities committed during the entire process of land acquisition (fixation of land value and disbursement of the compensation) for construction of ‘Ruksin-Pasighat’ segment of broad gauge railway line from Murkongselek to Pasighat,” SP Hemant Tiwari said.

The accused, Tamiyo Tatak had served as Deputy Commissioner of East Siang district during 2017 when the disbursement of compensation was done. 

Further investigation is going on.

(Edited by Ladiangti Rani)

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