Gujarat Government has suspended Chandrika Vadher, principal of Dharmendrasinhji College, after she was caught red-handed taking Rs 2,500 bribe from a student last month. In a follow up investigation, the police recovered Rs 1131,000 in cash from Vadher's house. The Anti-Corruption Bureau said the principal earns around Rs 125,000 every month.
"When the student applied for admission at the AMP law college in August, he was told that he would get admission only after he pays Rs 4,000 as bribe to Vadher who was acting as the principal of the law college at that time. Since the student did not have money, he requested Vadher to first confirm his admission and promised to pay the money later," said ACB HP Doshi. After the student got admission, Arvind Jadav, a peon from AMP Law College, who was acting as a middle-man kept pressuring the student to meet Vadher. It was the constant harassment that made him contact the ACB. ACB sleuths caught both Vadher, and Jadav red-handed. Agency officials said there were already three departmental inquiries pending against the principal. "Search is on at Vadher's house. We will also probe all the admissions at the AMP Law College during Vadher's tenure there," Doshi said.
