Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Assam Foreigners Tribunal Member Arrested Over Alleged ₹15,000 Bribe
A member of a Foreigners Tribunal in Assam has been arrested.
Police say his name is Bhupen Chandra Pegu.
They allege that he asked someone for ₹15,000.
The money was allegedly requested to help grant bail in a case.
A complaint was filed with the police on August 29.
Pegu was arrested on September 14.
Foreigners Tribunals decide whether people suspected of being foreigners can prove they are Indian citizens.
The person whose citizenship is questioned must provide proof.
Udalguri Foreigners Tribunal member Bhupen Chandra Pegu was arrested on September 14.
Police allege Pegu demanded ₹15,000 to grant bail in a tribunal case.
The arrest followed an FIR filed at Mazbat police station on August 29.
Police booked Pegu under Section 308(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, concerning extortion.
Assam has 100 Foreigners Tribunals that assess citizenship claims involving suspected foreigners.
- Who
- Bhupen Chandra Pegu, a member of the Foreigners Tribunal in Udalguri, Assam, was arrested.
- What
- He was arrested over an allegation that he demanded a ₹15,000 bribe to grant bail.
- When
- The FIR was filed on August 29, and Pegu was arrested on September 14.
- Where
- The case was registered at Mazbat police station in Assam’s Udalguri district.
- Why
- Police allege the money was demanded in connection with granting bail in a Foreigners Tribunal case.
- Accused
- Bhupen Chandra Pegu
- Position
- Member of the Udalguri Foreigners Tribunal
- Alleged bribe
- ₹15,000
- FIR date
- August 29
- Arrest date
- September 14
- Police station
- Mazbat police station
- Legal provision
- Section 308(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Foreigners Tribunals in Assam
- 100