Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 3: The AntiCorruption Bureau (ACB) received a complaint against the Principal Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jodhpur, Doda namely Rajeev Kumar Mahajan, who is also Incharge Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bhaderwah.
It was alleged that the complainant had applied for the issuance of Transfer Certificate (TC) of his minor daughter who is studying in KV Kishtwar, for her transfer from KV Kishtwar to KV Bhaderwah.
The complainant contacted Principal KV Bhaderwah seeking her transfer.
Mahajan, kept on delaying matter and demanded Rs. 25,000 for managing the transfer of his daughter from KV Kishtwar to KV Bhaderwah. The complainant explained his inability to pay such a huge amount.
The Principal agreed on an amount of Rs 15000 to do the needful and called the complainant to Doda near Post office with the bribe amount.
He approached the ACB with the complaint of demand of bribe amount. On receipt of the complaint, a case was registered in Police Station ACB Udhampur and investigation was taken up.
The trap was successful. Trap team caught Rajeev Mahajan red handed while demanding and accepting the bribe from the complainant. The amount of bribe to the tune of Rs. 15,000 was also recovered on the spot. He was arrested and taken in custody by ACB team.
Further investigation of the case is going on.
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