A senior Education department official was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe by Vigilance Establishment sleuths in Mahoba on Wednesday morning. A case was registered and the officer was detained for quizzing.
As per reports, a teacher from Mahoba contacted senior Vigilance Establishments officers in lucknow and informed that Basic Siksha Adhikari (BSA) in Mahoba Rameshwar Prasad Pal was demanding money to do his work. The officers directed him to strike a `deal’ and then inform them before the cash transaction took place.
On Wednesday morning, the teacher approached the BSA and handed over Rs 50,000 in cash. As the transaction was taking place, the Vigilance team stormed the BSA’s room and caught him red handed. later he was taken to the nearest police station for further action. Surprisingly no officer of the Vigilance Establishment was ready to reveal the details about the entire operation