An absconding ACS officer, named in the massive APSC scam, was on Wednesday arrested from Guwahati.

According to reports, the accused ACS officer was arrested from a house in Guwahati's Six-Mile area by a special investigation team (SIT) of the police.

The accused ACS official was identified as Rakesh Das, Assistant Employment Officer. He was absconding after a lookout was issued against him.

Fearing that the police will catch up, the accused official hid himself in a deserted house and locked himself from the outside.

According to sources, he was taken to Basistha Police Station following his arrest where he is expected to face the police's grilling.