Kendrapara, Feb 10: Vigilance sleuths arrested the headmaster of Kendrapara government high school for accepting bribe from a staff of the same school.
The accused has been identified as Niranjan Ati. He was caught by the anti-graft officials while he was accepting Rs 5,000 from the staff of the school to facilitate the release of his second phase House loan.
The entire bribe money has been recovered from the accused Ati and seized. Simultaneous searches are on at four locations of the headmaster from the DA angle. Cuttack Vigilance registered a case under section 7 PC Amendment Act, 2018. Investigation is underway.