Headmistress of a government school in Odisha’s Bhadrak district was arrested by anti-graft vigilance wing for allegedly taking ₹8,200 bribe from a tailor to expedite payment towards making school uniform.
Acting on a complaint, vigilance personnel laid a trap and caught Anita Pradhan, headmistress of Charigharia Project UP School in Bhadrak district red handed while accepting illegal gratification of ₹8,200 on Thursday, a vigilance release said.
Ms. Pradhan had demanded the amount from Meerarani Bidanta, to pass the bill and for issuance of cheque for payment of ₹26,800 towards making charges of 134 pairs of school uniform, it said.
The headmistress was caught red handed by the vigilance officers while demanding and accepting the bribe money from the complainant, it added.
