Staff Correspondent
Port Blair, Nov 30 : The Judicial remand of Dr. Arun Kumar Jha, the Sub Divisional Magistrate and Sub-Registrar of South Andaman Islands has been extended by the court today upto 9 December 2015.
A team of Anti-Corruption Unit of Andaman and Nicobar Islands arrested Dr. Arun Kumar Jha, the Sub Divisional Magistrate and Sub-Registrar of South Andaman Islands on Friday last for demanding and accepting illegal gratification in the form of tainted money to the tune of Rs.20,000/-.
The arrest was made on 27 November and after observing all codal formalities on 28 November, the SDM was produce to court from where he was sent to Judicial Custody for two days till 30 November. Today the remand was extended.
Meanwhile, Mr. Arun Gupta has been appointed as the new SDM of South Andaman.
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