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HM, superintendent of ashram school held for demanding bribe

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
The ACB today arrested a headmaster and superintendent of an Adivasi Ashram School while allegedly accepting Rs 20,000 from a barber to continue his contract.

Kishore Patil (49), headmaster of the Adivasi Ashram School at Savroli in Shahpur in Thane district and Dilip Khotare (38), superintendent of the school had allegedly asked for the bribe from the barber to continue his contract, the official said.

Patil and Khotare sanctioned the payment to be made to the barber against students monthly haircut bill and also transferred money into the barber's bank account, said the official.

Thereafter, they asked for a bribe amount of Rs 22,000 for clearing the bills, said the official. The amount was later scaled down to Rs 20,000 after negotiations.
 

The barber later approached the ACB with the complaint.

The ACB sleuths laid a trap at Shahpur and arrested both the accused while accepting the bribe amount, the official added.

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First Published: Apr 11 2017 | 11:02 PM IST

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