16% posts in Assam police lying vacant: Minister
Over 11,520 (16%) posts out of nearly 72,000 in Assam Police are currently lying vacant, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary informed the state Assembly on Monday on behalf of the Home Minister. Adding that these vacant posts include 20 Indian Police Service, Patowary further said that the vacancy has led to the pendency of 62,041 cases across 346 police stations.