School headmaster caught taking bribe in Odisha

Swetaparna Published On : Jan 11, 2017 at 7:10 PM Updated On : Jan 11, 2017 at 7:11 PM

Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Jan 11:

Vigilance department sleuths today caught red handed one Pratap Chandra Sethi, headmaster of Danadar Sevashram School in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district for accepting illegal gratification.

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Vigilance sources said Sethi was caught while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000 from Sarojini Nayak, president of Danadar Self Help Group.

Sethi had allegedly demanded Rs 6,000 from Nayak for issuing a cheque of Rs 23,000 in favour of Danadar Self Help Group.

Nayak informed the Vigilance about Sethi’s demand.

Following that the Vigilance laid a trap and Sethi caught red handed by the anti-corruption wing’s sleuths while he was accepting the bribe amount today.