Bhubaneswar, Nov. 7 -- The principal of a government ITI college in Bolangir was caught by Odisha Vigilance on Friday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000. The accused has been identified as Suresh Dalabehera. Vigilance officials also recovered Rs 5.16 lakh in cash from his residence during subsequent searches.

According to the allegations, Dalabehera had demanded bribes from instructors in exchange for facilitating their jobs and salaries. He had allegedly sought a total of Rs 1.15 lakh from nine instructors.

The Vigilance officials laid a trap after receiving information about the alleged demand. Dalabehera was caught while accepting Rs 30,000 in bribe from an instructor.

Following the trap, Vigilance officials conducted si...