India News | Kendriya Vidyalaya Principal Arrested in Bihar by CBI for Taking Bribe
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The CBI on Wednesday arrested the principal of a Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bihar for allegedly taking a bribe, a statement said.
Sasaram, May 21 (PTI) The CBI on Wednesday arrested the principal of a Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bihar for allegedly taking a bribe, a statement said.
Mayank Kumar Srivastava, the principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sasaram, was also allegedly caught red-handed while accepting the bribe of Rs 32,000 from a contractor for clearing his pending bills of Rs 1.92 lakh, it said.
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A case was registered against Srivastava for allegedly demanding a bribe after a complaint was received, the CBI said in the statement.
Subsequently, a trap was laid and he was arrested, it said.
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He will be produced before a court in Sasaram, the district headquarters of Rohtas, on Thursday.
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