The state Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) laid a trap and managed to arrest a school principal from Udaipur red-handed while accepting a bribe as commission to allow children access to free milk. The man had been troubling a milk contractor and asking for commission for clearning his bills. The aggrieved party used to supply milk under the Annapurna scheme for school children. The ACB has registered a case and is investigating the school principal.
According to ACB sleuths, the accused principal has been identified as one Gamer Lal, a resident of Udaipur, currently posted as principal of government primary school at Tekri near Udaipur.
“Recently the Udaipur wing of the ACB received a complaint against the Principal. In his grievance, the complainant - identified as Hira Lal, a resident of Agarwal Colony at Udaipur - claimed he used to supply milk for the children studying at the primary school at Tekri,” ACB officials investigating the case said. This was being done under the Annapurna Scheme floated by the Vasundhara Raje government under which schoolkids are provided with free milk.
However, over the past several weeks he had stopped receiving his payments for the milk supplied to the school. When the contractor approached the principal to inquire about the non-payment of his bills, the school principal demanded Hira Lal pay him Rs 8,500 as commission, instead of making the payment.
“The accused also assured him that once the money is handed over, he would clear all his bills,” officials said. When several attempts at getting the principal to forego the commission failed, the complainant approached the ACB for help.
“After the complaint was registered, a bid to verify the same was initiated. When the demand was verified, it was decided to lay a trap and nab the man red-handed,’ an official said. On Tuesday afternoon the ball was set rolling.
The complainant was handed over the commission money and sent to the principal’s office. As soon as the money exchanged hands, the complainant gave a signal to the ACB sleuths who raided the school premises and nabbed the principal red-handed while he was collecting the money. A case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered in the matter and further action is being taken, the official said.
About Annapurna
- Under Annapurna Scheme students across the state-run school are provided with free milk for consumption
- The scheme was launched by the Vasundhara Raje govt a few months back
- The scheme was launched to offer nutritious diet to the schoolchildren enrolled up to class 8 in Rajasthan
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