A District Education Officer, posted at Kurukshetra, was suspended for allegedly accepting a bribe.
Paramjit Sharma allegedly took money for extending the affiliation of a private school in the district, Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said.
Sharma was suspended on the basis of a complaint by the management committee of the private school.
P K Das, Additional Chief Secretary, School Education, has been directed to conduct a probe into the matter, the Minister said in a release.
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