School’s in-charge principal caught accepting ₹50k bribe

Surat: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) caught an in-charge principal at Kaprada in Valsad district on Monday while he was accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a Vidhya Sahayak.
Accused Dilip Patel had demanded the bribe from the complainant for confirming his job on full salary.
The complainant was appointed as Vidhya Sahayak five years ago.
On completion of five years in service, he was supposed to get appointed as a regular teacher with full salary. A Vidhya Sahayak works like a regular teacher but on fixed salary and does not get annual leave.
In this case, the Vidhya Sahayak approached Patel, in-charge principal of Arunoday Sarvajanik Vidhyalay, to undertake the process of his job confirmation.
For this, the accused demanded the bribe. The complainant then approached the ACB and lodged a complaint.
The trap was laid by ACB inspector S S Chaudhary of Vyara. Patel was caught in his office.