Amin Ali Shabbir Ali, principal of Sir Sayyad Ahmed Khan primary school, had demanded Rs 40,000 as bribe from a teacher to send a proposal to confirm her services to the Maharashtra education department, the official said.
After negotiations, he settled for Rs 20,000. Acting on a complaint, a trap was laid at his office and Ali was apprehended while accepting the bribe, the official added.
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