GUWAHATI: A Special Judges’ Court here in Guwahati on Wednesday fixed October 25 for framing charges against 60 ACS and APS officers and 14 other people, which include Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) chairman Rakesh Paul, in the APSC cash-for-job scam. Surjeet Singh Panesar, the investigating officer of the case, said, “Copy serve procedure has been completed today (Wednesday). The court has given the date on October 25 for charge-framing.”
Except the prime accused Rakesh Paul, others are currently out of judicial custody on bail. Out of four cases, Paul has been granted bail in three cases lodged in Dibrugarh Police Station, Dispur Police Station and Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Assam police. He is yet to get bail in a case lodged with the Bhangagarh Police Station in 2016. He was arrested in November 2016 and has been in judicial custody since then.