Madhya Pradesh Official Arrested: How Bribery Attempt Over School Toilet Repair Funds Was Foiled

A government employee in Madhya Pradesh has been arrested for allegedly soliciting a bribe to release funds earmarked for repairing a girls' toilet at a school, underscoring the persistent problem of corruption in public services.

Key Points

A government staffer in Barwani, Madhya Pradesh, was caught allegedly accepting a Rs 5,000 bribe.
The bribe was allegedly demanded to release funds for the repair of a girls' toilet at a government primary school.
The complainant, a headmaster, had already used personal funds to repair the toilet due to urgent need.
Two government officials are implicated in the bribery case and face charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The case highlights ongoing issues of corruption in the disbursement of government funds for essential infrastructure projects.

The Lokayukta police in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district on Wednesday caught a government staffer allegedly accepting a Rs 5,000 bribe to release funds for the repair of a girls' toilet at a school, an official said.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sunil Kumar Talan said a trap was laid in Rajpur town following a complaint from Jitendra Soni, the in-charge headmaster of the government primary school in Khatri Falia village.

Block Resource Coordinator Mahendra Singh Rathore was caught red-handed accepting an alleged bribe of Rs 5,000 from the complainant in front of an ATM.

The DSP said that the Tribal Welfare Department had approved Rs 20,000 for the repair of a toilet for girl students at the school, but the funds could not be released due to technical issues.

"According to Soni, given the daily problems faced by the students, he used his personal funds to get the toilet repaired within the stipulated timeframe.

"However, when he needed a completion certificate to receive this amount from the government treasury, Rathore and District Education Centre sub-engineer Ashwin Dagar demanded a bribe of Rs 5,000," the official said.

A case has been registered against both government officials under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he said, adding that the accused have not yet been arrested.

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