Indore: An education official was nabbed in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Monday for allegedly seeking and accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh to sign completion certificates related to the construction of toilets in government schools, a Lokayukta police official said.

District Education Centre project coordinator Pradeep Kumar Khare (57) was trapped following a complaint by acting assistant engineer Dilip Sadhav (41), a Lokayuta police release informed.

"A total of 122 toilets were being constructed in government schools of the district at a cost of around Rs 3.42 crore under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan. As per the complaint, Khare allegedly demanded a bribe amounting to 5 per cent of the total sanctioned amount, around Rs 17 lakh, from Sadhav for signing completion certificates before completion of the construction work," it said.

Khare was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting the first instalment of Rs 1 lakh of the bribe amount, after which a case under Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against him, the release said.

A Lokayukta police officer said the accused has not been arrested as yet, adding that a detailed probe is underway.

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