Thane: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday caught a school clerk red-handed, while taking Rs 800 bribe in lieu of issuing a duplicate leaving certificate. The principal, Tabbsum Momin, 52, has been detained for settling the deal at Rs 800.
Momin Iqbal, 33, works as a contractual clerk at the Bhiwandi-based aided Urdu school. He sought Rs 1,000 from the complainant to get the work done, said the ACB.
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Subsequently, the student approached Momin, who told him to pay the money, but later slashed the amount after negotiation, the agency added.