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Maharashtra Education Officer and Teacher Arrested for Bribery in Beed
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News18•15-10-2026, 09:15
Maharashtra Education Officer and Teacher Arrested for Bribery in Beed
- •The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested an education extension officer and a teacher in Maharashtra's Beed district for allegedly demanding a Rs 40,000 bribe.
- •The bribe was demanded to submit a favourable inquiry report regarding alleged irregularities in online billing against a 57-year-old school headmaster.
- •The headmaster filed a complaint with the Jalna unit of the ACB after refusing to pay the bribe.
- •The ACB set up a trap and caught a Zilla Parishad school teacher red-handed while accepting the first instalment of Rs 20,000 on behalf of the education officer.
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested them for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 40,000 bribe to submit a favourable inquiry report regarding alleged billing irregularities for a school headmaster.
The accused teacher was caught red-handed while accepting the first instalment of Rs 20,000 on the instructions of the education extension officer.
The 57-year-old headmaster received a notice from the Block Education Officer in August regarding alleged irregularities in online billing through the Shalarth salary payroll system.
