Guwahati, November 8 (PTI): The state government has formed a Special Supervisory Team (SST) to monitor the ongoing probe into alleged corruption in Assam Public Service Commission by its beleaguered Chairman Rakesh Kumar Paul. Considering the sensitivity of the case, the state government decided to form the three-member SST, a senior official told PTI. "The government last night formed the SST under the Chairmanship of Additional Director General of Police (CID) Anil Kumar Jha. It has two more senior police officials as members," the official said. The members of the SST are Inspector General of Police (CID) Surendra Kumar and Inspector General of Police (SB) R P Meena, he added. The case is being investigated by Dibrugarh district police. "This is a very sensitive case with huge ramification with scope of expansion to cover more people involved in the corruption. So, the government decided to set up a central monitoring team under a senior police officer," he said. Meanwhile, investigation of Paul is going on in the state capital after the police got 14 days' remand of him on Saturday. Another source involved in the investigation said Paul has not confessed about having accepted bribe for giving jobs in various public services yet. "He is not telling much," the source said. Meanwhile, late last night, police conducted search in a house at Zoo Road in Guwahati. "We searched the property documents and other evidences. The house is not in Paul's name. We are verifying the papers," an official said. When contacted, Jha said: "As per government directives, the SST has started monitoring the case. At this moment, we cannot comment anything more".
