KATHMANDU, Oct 11: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested two individuals including a school principal on charges of accepting a bribe of Rs 450,000 in Rautahat.
Those arrested have been identified as Sanjay Prasad, principal of Jai Kisan Secondary School in Dharahari and middleman Arvind Prakash Sahakanu.
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According to CIAA Spokesperson Rajendra Prasad Poudel, a team from the anti-graft body apprehended the duo while they were accepting the bribe at a hotel in Adataro of Birgunj Metropolitan City–13, Parsa.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the principal and the middleman had demanded money from applicants in connection with a teacher recruitment process announced by the school.
The CIAA said it is conducting further investigations into the case.
