Guwahati, Feb 3: The Chief Minister’s Special Vigilance Cell (CM-SVC) has once again taken Assam Civil Service officer Nupur Bora into custody in connection with an alleged land mutation scam, officials confirmed on February 3. The re-arrest comes after the registration of a new case based on a formal complaint lodged by the District Commissioner and Additional Commissioner of Barpeta.
According to official sources, the CM Vigilance Cell registered FIR No. 32/25 against the 2019-batch ACS officer, accusing her of serious irregularities in land-related transactions during her tenure. Investigators allege that Bora enabled illegal mutations in favour of more than 50 individuals by circumventing mandatory land registration procedures and established legal norms.
The FIR states that the names of nearly 50 people were unlawfully entered into official land records and mutations were allegedly processed in exchange for substantial sums of money. These actions, officials said, were in direct violation of prescribed rules governing land administration and transfers.
The alleged misconduct surfaced during a detailed scrutiny of land dealings linked to Bora’s period in office. As part of the ongoing probe, CM-SVC teams carried out extensive searches across Barpeta district and seized around 70 land-related documents suspected to be forged or manipulated. The documents have been sent for forensic examination to ascertain their authenticity and to establish procedural violations. Sources indicated that Bora was re-arrested after investigators found significant discrepancies in the seized records, strengthening the case against her.
This is the second major vigilance action against the officer. In September last year, Bora was arrested while serving as Circle Officer of Goroimari in Kamrup district in a disproportionate assets case. During searches conducted at her residences in Guwahati and Barpeta, vigilance officials had reportedly recovered cash amounting to Rs 92 lakh, along with gold and diamond jewellery valued at nearly Rs 2 crore.
Earlier, the CM Vigilance Cell had alleged that Bora accumulated assets exceeding 400 per cent of her known sources of income within just six years of service. She was also under scrutiny for allegedly facilitating the illegal transfer of government and Satra land to unauthorised individuals in return for money.
Officials said the latest development reflects the state government’s stated zero-tolerance approach towards corruption. Investigations are continuing to uncover the full extent of the alleged land mutation racket and to identify other brokers and officials who may have played a role in the multi-crore scam.
