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Crime
Hostel Superintendent Arrested for Rs 50,000 Bribe in Madhya Pradesh
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 13 Nov 2026, 01:00 PM
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A hostel superintendent in Madhya Pradesh was taken into custody for allegedly demanding a Rs 50,000 bribe from a daily‑wage employee under the guise of regularisation, with calls for probing the involvement of a tribal‑welfare assistant commissioner.
The police in Madhya Pradesh arrested a hostel superintendent after a complaint alleged that he asked a daily‑wage employee for a bribe of Rs 50,000, claiming it was required for the worker’s regularisation.
According to the investigation, the superintendent used his official position to extract the money, threatening that the employee’s job security would be jeopardised without the payment.
The case has drawn attention to a senior official in the Tribal Welfare Department, as activists and local leaders are demanding that the assistant commissioner’s alleged participation be examined.
Law enforcement officials said the matter is under active investigation and that further actions will be taken based on the findings.
According to the investigation, the superintendent used his official position to extract the money, threatening that the employee’s job security would be jeopardised without the payment.
The case has drawn attention to a senior official in the Tribal Welfare Department, as activists and local leaders are demanding that the assistant commissioner’s alleged participation be examined.
Law enforcement officials said the matter is under active investigation and that further actions will be taken based on the findings.