EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 3: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested Principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) Doda for demanding and accepting a bribe from a person.
ACB arrested the Principal KV, Jodhpur, Doda, Rajeev Kumar Mahajan, who is also Incharge Principal, KV, Bhaderwah after it received a complaint that he was demanding bribe for issuing a Transfer Certificate in favour of a girl student.
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. The I/C KV Bhaderwah, Rajeev Kumar Mahajan, kept on delaying the 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 of KV Bhaderwah agreed on an amount of Rs 15000 to do the needful and called the complainant to Doda near the Post office with the bribe amount.
Meanwhile, the complainant approached the ACB with the complaint of demand for a bribe amount. On receipt of the complaint, a case FIR No 01 of 2021 U/S 7 PC Act, 1988 IPC was registered in Police Station ACB Udhampur and investigation was taken up.
A trap team was constituted which succeeded in catching Rajeev Mahajan, Principal KV Doda 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 the ACB team.
Further investigation of the case is going on.
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