Higher Education Officer Booked for Bribe Demand, ACB Files Case

• Sanjay Martand Jagtap, an administrative officer in the Higher Education Department, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, has been booked for demanding a bribe.
• He allegedly demanded ₹30,000 to approve salary fixation proposals for a professor and three others from Shirur Kasar, Beed district.
• An ACB trap failed as Jagtap became suspicious and refused to accept the bribe directly; he later took medical leave and sought anticipatory bail.
• Despite the professor's unwillingness to pursue, ACB filed a complaint at Vedantnagar Police Station, citing clear bribe demand.
• Jagtap reportedly demanded bribes for himself and senior officers, causing a stir in the education department.

Why It Matters: A Higher Education officer in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar faces charges for demanding bribes, stirring the education department.