Assistant accountant arrested.
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The Vigilance team arrested the assistant accountant posted in the office of Block Education Officer Masodha of Basic Education Department red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 1 lakh on Friday evening. The accused had demanded this bribe to withdraw the GPF of a deceased teacher. A case has been registered against the accused and a challan has been filed. This action caused a stir among the officers and employees of the education department.
On Friday, Vigilance SP Headquarters Arvind Chaturvedi said that Mohammad Irfan Ul Haq’s wife Yasmeen Fatima, a resident of Hasanu Katra in the city, was the headmistress of Composite School Bhadokhar in Masodha Education Zone. After her death, he contacted Assistant Accountant Amarendra Pratap Singh of Block Education Officer Masodha Office to withdraw the GPF amount, then he demanded a bribe of one lakh rupees for this work.
On this, he complained to the Ayodhya unit of the Vigilance Establishment. When the investigation confirmed the demand for bribe by the accountant, the complainant called the accused to the BSA office on Friday to give him the bribe as part of the mission. As soon as the complainant handed over Rs 1 lakh to the accused, he was arrested red handed. Further action is being taken by registering a case against the accused in the Vigilance Establishment.
He said that the vigilance team is continuously taking action against corruption. If any public servant or gazetted officer asks for bribe in return for any government work, then definitely complain on the helpline number of vigilance or in the office.
