Guwahati

A member of a foreigners tribunal in Assam's Udalguri district has been arrested for allegedly demanding a bribe to grant bail to a person, a police statement said.

An FIR was lodged at Mazbat Police Station against the accused on August 29, alleging that he had demanded a bribe of Rs 15,000 from the complainant in connection with granting bail in a foreigners tribunal case, police said on Thursday.

Foreigners tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies designed to determine whether a person suspected of being an illegal immigrant is a foreigner.

The accused, Bhupen Chandra Pegu, was arrested on September 19, the police statement said.

The case was registered under section 308(2) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita that pertains to extortion.

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The details of the foreigners tribunal case were not shared by the police.