Education department official arrested while taking bribe
Pramod Jhangoji Sontakke, superintendent of the Pay and Provident Fund unit, allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 to expedite the process of revising the bills.
Press Trust of India | October 22, 2023 | 07:51 AM IST
NAGPUR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested an education department official while allegedly taking a bribe from a retired teacher. Pramod Jhangoji Sontakke (53), superintendent of the Pay and Provident Fund unit in the education department (secondary) of the Nagpur Zilla Parishad, was caught red-handed, the ACB said in a release.
The victim, a 60-year-old retired headmaster, was entitled to receive Rs 13.30 lakh as encashment of his earned leave, but due to certain issues, his bills had been returned from the Treasury.
Sontakke allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 to expedite the process of revising the bills. After some negotiation, the amount was reduced to Rs 40,000, the ACB said. After the headmaster lodged a complaint, a trap was laid and Sontakke was arrested, it said.
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]
Featured News
]- Masters’ Union exploring engineering courses in robotics and automation, AI-driven biotechnology: Founder
- Now, NEET admission, 1-year internship must for physiotherapy: Allied health sciences get major revamp
- OTP-based info sharing can cut ragging cases, student suicides up to 90% a year: NGO tells national task force
- Delhi University, BITS Pilani, Nalanda, and Chandigarh University: These are the new campuses for 4 institutes
- 'At VIT Vellore, students don’t just follow a set path but design their own'
- Delhi Board scrapped, SoSE schools set for shift to CBSE board, ‘CM SHRI’ tag
- BITSoM dean: Post-NEP, AI is driving the biggest transformation in MBA curriculum
- Pahalgam Terror Attack: Kashmiri Muslim students terrified, go in hiding as threatening videos demand exodus
- New Maharashtra body will set common academic framework, calendar for state universities, colleges
- AICTE’s autonomy plan reveals crisis in polytechnic colleges – declining admissions, teacher shortage
Latest Education News
]Academic collaboration between national, international institutions needed: Assam Governor
