Raju Qureshi, a native of Karbigahiya locality here, complained that the principal Kumar Sunil Sinha demanded bribe of Rs 6,000 for accepting the voucher in lieu of supply of food for the students, an official release said.
A Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) team, led by the Deputy Superintendent of Police Vijay Kumar Srivastava, laid a trap and arrested Sinha no sooner than he took the amount in his chamber from the complainant, it said.
Thomas had earlier met the Chief Minister at his official residence at Cliff House and held discussions.
Thomas said he was going on leave for a month and will reveal the reasons for this decision at an "appropriate time".
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