TEZPUR: Two home guard personnel were arrested in Sonitpur district for allegedly demanding and accepting money from a youth at Mission Chariali, police said.
The arrested personnel were identified as Rinku Bora, a resident of Chariduar in Sonitpur district, and Shivaprasad Bora, who hails from Kalita Gaon in Sopurachuburi, Tezpur.
They were deployed for security duty at the under-construction flyover at Mission Chariali when the alleged incident took place.
The complainant, Dipu Kakati of Dikhoumukh in Sivasagar district, was waiting for a bus to travel to Sivasagar when the two personnel allegedly approached him and demanded money.
Following Kakati's complaint, Kacharigaon Police arrested the two personnel in connection with the case.
