Overview
- ACB officers laid a trap on November 25 at the Divisional Deputy Director of Education’s office and caught the 57-year-old official accepting Rs 1 lakh in cash.
- The case has been registered at Bundgarden Police Station under the Prevention of Corruption Act and investigators are examining related files handled by the accused.
- The complainant’s wife, an assistant teacher in Solapur, had been unpaid since 2016 because her Shalarth ID was not approved despite a proposal forwarded on June 16.
- ACB verification checks on November 17 and 21 corroborated the alleged bribe demand linked to approving the payroll ID on the e-office system.
- Authorities said the teacher’s Shalarth ID has now been approved, and the state education commissioner has ordered a committee inquiry with a report due in three days and signaled a policy review of Shalarth procedures.