Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance on Friday apprehended the Principal of Government ITI, Balangir while demanding and taking a bribe from guest instructors.
The accused has been identified as Suresh Kumar Dalabehera, Principal, Govt ITI, Balangir. He was caught while taking Rs 30,000 from an instructor and his fellow guest instructors for their continuation as guest instructors and regular drawal of salary.
The accused Principal had demanded a total bribe of Rs 1,15,000 from 9 instructors of the institute to release their salary regularly.
He had further threatened to get them disengaged if they failed to pay the bribe amount. Finding no other means, the instructors approached the Vigilance authorities.
Acting on the complaint, a team of Odisha Vigilance nabbed Dalabehera on Friday while taking Rs 30,000 as an instalment of the overall bribe demand of Rs 1,15,000 from the complainant at Balangir Railway Station.
The entire tainted bribe money of Rs 30,000 has been recovered from the possession of the accused and seized.
Following the trap, simultaneous searches are going on at three locations linked to Dalabehera from the disproportionate assets angle. In this connection, Sambalpur Vigilance registered a case under Section 7 of the P.C. (Amendment) Act, 2018.
