Jagatsinghpur, Dec 7: A teacher was arrested for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a junior assistant of another school impersonating as the personal assistant (PA) of Jagatsinghpur MLA Amarendra Das, police said on Saturday.
The arrested teacher has been identified as Tasib Ahmed (35) of Adhangasasan village under Biridi police limits in the district, a physical education teacher (PET) of a government high school at Purana.
According to police, Suresh Parija, a junior assistant at a government high school under Tirtol block and secretary of the District Education Department Employees Association, received a call on his mobile number on Wednesday.
The caller said he is the PA of Jagatsinghpur MLA Amarendra Das and demanded Rs 1 lakh for clearing pending arrear bills of teachers and staff at the district education office. The caller allegedly threatened Parija of a transfer if he failed to arrange the amount.
Parija lodged a complaint at Jagatsinghpur police station submitting the caller’s phone number and audio recordings of the conversation.
Police launched a probe and traced Tasib Ahmed. During interrogation, he confessed to impersonating as the MLA’s PA to extort money from Parija and police arrested him with seizure of his cell phone.
