Assam Medical College Hospital (AMCH) doctor, Dr Ajanta Hazarika's husband Simanta Jyoti Saikia arrested by police for concealing evidence in the cash-for-jobs case. A  case has been registered against Dr Hazarika based on a complaint accusing her of promising jobs in lieu of money.

The cash-for-jobs case (2150/2020) was registered at Dibrugarh police station based on an FIR lodged by one Amal Nath. Hazarkia has been absconding since then and evading arrest. Saikia was produced before the court in Dibrugarh on Friday. Court sent him to 14-day judicial custody.

Earlier, Amal Nath lodged an FIR against Dr Hazarika at Gabharupathar police outpost in Dibrugarh on December 7, 2020, alleging that the doctor had taken about Rs 22 lakh from three job aspirants from Dibrugarh with a promise to provide job in the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR). Amal Nath further alleged that had transferred half amount to the bank accounts of one Rajeev Parashar in Guwahati. Rajib Parashar was arrested by the Guwahati crime branch in October 2020.

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