Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Two Madhya Pradesh Bribery Cases Involve School and Police Officials
Two separate bribery cases were reported in Madhya Pradesh.
In Itarsi, the CBI says a school principal and a middleman took a bribe of Rs 3 lakh.
The money was allegedly requested to release bills for renovation work.
Those bills added up to Rs 8 lakh and were owed to firms based in Bhopal.
The CBI says it caught the two while they were accepting the money.
It also searched properties in Itarsi and Agra.
In a different case in Indore, the Lokayukta booked four people over an alleged bribe demand of Rs 1.2 lakh.
The articles describe accusations and do not report the outcomes of either case.
The CBI arrested Kendriya Vidyalaya, Itarsi principal Shradda Pathak and middleman Kirat Singh Sarathe while they allegedly accepted a Rs 3 lakh bribe.
The CBI said the money was sought to release Rs 8 lakh in pending renovation-work bills owed to Bhopal-based firms.
The CBI registered its case on October 7 and searched the suspects’ residential and office premises in Itarsi and Agra.
In a separate case, the Lokayukta’s Indore unit booked four people over an alleged Rs 1.2 lakh demand from a woman.
Those named in the Indore case are former Crime Branch inspector Sujeet Srivastava, constable Vikas Sendhav, private driver Abhay Singh and private individual Deepak Patel.
- Who
- The CBI arrested Kendriya Vidyalaya, Itarsi principal Shradda Pathak and middleman Kirat Singh Sarathe. Separately, the Lokayukta booked former inspector Sujeet Srivastava, constable Vikas Sendhav, Abhay Singh and Deepak Patel.
- What
- Two separate alleged bribery cases: a Rs 3 lakh bribe allegedly accepted in Itarsi, and a Rs 1.2 lakh bribe allegedly demanded in Indore.
- When
- The CBI said its case was registered on October 7 and officials reported the arrests on Thursday. The Lokayukta registered the Indore case on Monday.
- Where
- Itarsi and Indore, Madhya Pradesh; searches in the CBI case were also conducted in Agra.
- Why
- The Itarsi bribe was allegedly sought to release pending renovation bills. The Indore bribe was allegedly sought to settle a complaint against a woman’s son.
- Itarsi alleged bribe
- Rs 3 lakh
- Itarsi pending bills
- Rs 8 lakh for renovation work by Bhopal-based firms
- CBI case registration
- October 7
- CBI search locations
- Itarsi and Agra
- Indore alleged bribe
- Rs 1.2 lakh
- Indore accused
- Four people were booked