India News | Maha: ZP Education Official Held for Bribery
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A Zilla Parishad education official was nabbed on Monday by the Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.
Pune, Oct 31 (PTI) A Zilla Parishad education official was nabbed on Monday by the Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.
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An official said the accused had sought the bribe from an educational institute owner who wanted permission to create Classes VIII, IX and X.
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"The accused sought Rs 50,000 to forward the plea to the office of the education deputy director. He was held in a trap while accepting the bribe," the official of the Solapur unit of ACB said.
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