The central investigating agencies, including CBI and the National Investigating Agency (NIA), are probing the alleged terror links of a high ranking official of the Assam government, detained by the security agencies.
The CBI has also arrested two relatives of the accused official, deputy director in the social welfare department of the Assam government, in a corruption case related to North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council. The arrested persons have been identified as state government officials.
CBI officials recovered Rs 13.45 crores in cash from Hussain’s residence. The money was kept in cavities created within the walls of his house. The CBI claimed that the money actually belonged to the accused.
Investigators suspect that it was the high-ranking official who had hidden the money in one of his relative’s house and the same was siphoned off from the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council funds.
Sources further said that there were reports of the offcial allegedly having links with certain militants outfits.
The matter is being probed.
Inputs with the Central agencies reveal that the accused official may have links with Ulfa and the NIA is probing it, sources added.
The accused official is already under judicial custody in a case being investigated by the NIA.
“Some incriminating documents have also been recovered from the house of the deputy director, social welfare. The North Cachar Hills District has now been renamed as “Dima Hasao”, sources said.
The CBI has registered total five cases relating to corruption in North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council. These case have been registered against officers of PWD department and other private persons, as well as officers of public health and engineering department.