All over the country where lockdown is in place to prevent infection of coronavirus, a team of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Dumka on Wednesday took a big action and arrested a clerk of Dumka DEO office taking bribe. District Education Office clerk identified as Iftekhar was caught red handed taking a bribe of one lakh rupees from one Ajay Kumar Dubey, the director of Western English School, Dumka. DSP, ACB, Dumka, Shiril Kumar said that Iftekhar is being questioned.
According to the information received from the police sources, before the lockdown, the state government had announced the closure of all schools till April 14. Despite this, Ajay Kumar Dubey, the director of Western English School in Dumka, kept his school open. Someone reported this to the DEO, Dumka
After which the DEO had issued show-cause notice to the school director. After not getting the satisfactory answer by the school director, the DEO issued an order that after April 14, when all the schools will be opened, even after that the Western English School will not open nor will there be any admission.
Regarding this, clerk Iftekhar of the DEO office told the school director Ajay Dubey that the matter would be put to an end by giving Rs 5 lakhs. After this, the school director Ajay Dubey had expressed his inability to pay such a huge amount, then the matter was fixed for 4 lakh rupees in four installments. Later school director Ajay Dubey had complained to ACB about the bribe demand of Rs 4 lakh by office clerk, Iftekhar of Dumka DEO office.
The case was verified by ACB and during verification the case was found to be correct. After which the ACB team on Wednesday laid a trap and arrested Iftekhar of the DEO office taking a bribe of one lakh rupees. ACB team took him with them to the office where he is being questioned.