{
  "id": 14663800,
  "title": "Beed: Junior Education Officer, Teacher Caught Accepting ₹20,000 Bribe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/beed-junior-education-officer-teacher-caught-accepting-20-000-bribe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T09:40:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/beed-junior-education-officer-teacher-caught-accepting-20000-bribe"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A junior education extension officer and an assistant teacher in Beed were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday afternoon, accused of accepting a ₹20,000 bribe. The suspects, Dattatraya Murlidhar Chate, 56, and Jaiguru Shivaji Giri, are both hearing- and speech-impaired. Chate worked for the Kaij Panchayat Samiti while Giri taught at a primary school in Kaij tehsil. The ACB was investigating a local schoolteacher when Chate reportedly demanded the bribe to prepare a favorable inquiry report and prevent it from being sent to higher authorities. The complainant refused to pay, and the ACB set a trap at the Block Resource Centre in Kaij. Upon arrival, Giri accepted the marked money on Chate's behalf, leading to their arrest. The case will be registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act, with this arrest being the second major anti-corruption operation in Kaij taluka within a week.",
  "summary": "Beed: A junior education extension officer and an assistant teacher were caught red-handed by the Jalna unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday afternoon while allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹20,000 at the Block Resource Centre in Kaij. The accused have been identified as Dattatraya Murlidhar Chate (56), a junior education extension officer at the Kaij Panchayat Samiti, and Jaiguru…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}