SHILLONG, SEPT 17: State CID on Wednesday arrested an Education inspector after he was caught red handed taking bribe from a schoolteacher at his office in West Khasi hills district.
The Sub Divisional School Education Inspector Lufter Rahman was arrested by the CID from his office at Mairang, Special Superintendent of Police (CID) CA Lyngwa informed on Wednesday..
Lynwa said the special team of the CID laid a trap after it was tipped off of the impending bribe and caught Rahman red handed taking cash of Rs 30, 000 that he had demanded from the school teacher as a bribe.
Lyngwa informed that the CID sleuths arrested the education inspector from his office chamber at Mairang,
The teacher DM Lyngdoh Mawnai from whom the bribe was demanded lodged a complaint with the police . The bribe was demanded for a transfer order that the former had applied earlier this year.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused officer was a repeated offender who demanded money for issuing administrative orders for the teachers.-By Our Reporter
