Shillong varsity professor, vendor held by CBI on graft charges

CBI arrests NEHU professor and vendor for graft in laboratory equipment supplies, recovered incriminating documents in raids.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday (June 12, 2025) said it has arrested a professor of the North Eastern Hill University in Meghalaya's Shillong and a Guwahati-based vendor on graft charges in the supplies of laboratory equipment.

“N. Saha, the Zoology department professor and the dean of the School of Life Sciences at the Central University, and vendor Pranjal Sharma were apprehended during a transaction involving a bribe of ₹3,43 lakh at the university guest house in Guwahati,” a statement issued by the Central agency said.

Acting on a tip-off about the professor and the vendor, who were allegedly involved in "corrupt practices" in the supply of laboratory equipment and clearance of bills, a trap was laid, and the two accused were "caught red-handed."

“During the investigation, CBI sleuths raided premises linked to the accused at two places and recovered incriminating documents,” the statement said. “The search is under way at one more place,” the Central agency said. “The arrested accused will be produced before a court in Guwahati during the day,” it added.