Special DGP Harmeet Singh said that former SP Siddhartha Buragohain and former Additional SP Gayatri Sonowal and their core team were running the organized extortion racket in the Bajali district.
According to the flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), nearly 2.67 lakh people have been affected alone in Bajali district, followed by 80061 people affected in Nalbari, 73233 people in Barpeta, 22577 people in Lakhimpur, 14583 people in Darrang, 14180 people in Tamulpur, 7282 people in Baksa, and 4750 people in Goalpara district.