Kendrapara, May 18 -- Odisha Vigilance officials on Monday arrested the headmaster of Yugorupa High School at Chadeiguan in Kendrapara district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a school employee to process his pending salary arrears.
The accused, identified as Headmaster Raghunath Das, was caught red-handed by Kendrapara Vigilance sleuths with assistance from their Cuttack counterparts while allegedly receiving the bribe from Khirod Prasad Das, a newly appointed school watchman.
According to Kendrapara Vigilance DSP Bhagyalaxmi Puhan, Khirod had not received his salary since joining the school in August 2025. He had repeatedly requested the headmaster to submit his attendance records to the Drawing and Disbursing Officer (...