Bhopal, Oct 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the principal of a Kendriya Vidyalaya in Itarsi and a middleman for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from Bhopal-based firms engaged in renovation work at the school, the agency said on Thursday.
The action came after the CBI registered a case against the principal on October 7 following allegations that he had demanded an undue advantage of Rs 3 lakh from the firms for releasing payments against their pending bills.
The firms had been awarded renovation work at the Kendriya Vidyalaya through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM).
The alleged bribe demand was linked to the release of payments due to the firms for the work orders issued to them by the school.
"The bribe amount was demanded for releasing payment of pending bills of the firms about work orders issued to these firms by the school through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM)," the CBI said in a statement.
After registering the case, the agency laid a trap to verify and act on the alleged demand.
During the operation on October 7, the CBI allegedly caught the principal and the middleman while they were accepting the Rs 3 lakh undue advantage.
Following the trap operation, the CBI conducted searches at the residential and office premises of the accused in Itarsi and Agra.
The searches were carried out as part of the investigation into the bribery allegations and the transactions connected with the renovation work.
Property-related documents were seized during the searches, the agency said.
The documents and other material recovered during the operation are expected to form part of the evidence being examined by investigators.
"The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused principal and middleman while accepting an undue advantage of Rs 3 lakh," the agency said.
The investigation is continuing, the CBI added.
Source: IANS
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