The Bad PlaceTimes of India | Contractual clerk at state university caught taking ₹50,000 bribe
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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Establishment arrested a contractual clerk at Maharaja Suhel Dev University in Azamgarh after a sting operation caught him taking ₹50,000 in cash as a bribe allegedly demanded by the registrar to extend a college’s permanent affiliation by one year; the complaint, lodged by a college manager who claimed a ₹3 lakh demand, also led to the seizure of an additional ₹1,87,500 in cash from the clerk’s almirah. A case has been registered and the registrar, along with others named in the complaint, is under investigation, while the vigilance agency urged citizens to report any bribery demands on its anti‑corruption helpline (9454401866, 9454401870).
