Bareilly,

17 April (HS): Krishna Chandra, the Child Development Project Officer from

Bareilly, has been suspended as part of the Uttar Pradesh government's

anti-corruption operation for his involvement in a bribery scam. This comes after claims of bribery in the

recruiting process for anganwadi personnel, with monetary exchanges being

required from candidates. Following a report

to District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar, an inquiry led by Chief Development

Officer Jag Pravesh revealed that Chandra had sought Rs 1.65 lakh from one

candidate, with a partial payment already made.

Surprisingly, a larger payment of Rs 2.5 lakh from another candidate

called Asha resulted in the rejection of the initial applicant's form, despite

superior qualifications.

Video

footage supported the charges, causing the Director of Child Development and

Nutrition Department to suspend Chandra and initiate disciplinary procedures

under Rule 7 of the UP Government Servant (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999. Chandra is now undergoing further

investigation while on suspension, posted to Shahjahanpur's District Programme

Office and getting subsistence payment.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi