Kanpur principal takes Rs 3 lakh promising permanent job, then threatens staffer

Uttar Pradesh Police have registered an FIR against the principal of a college in Kanpur for allegedly taking Rs 3 lakh from a contractual employee after promising him a permanent job, and then appointing another person to the post, news agency PTI reported on Friday.Shashank Shukla, who has been working as a contractual computer operator at Brahmanand Degree College since 2007, alleged that principal Vivek Dwivedi took the money in 2013 after promising to appoint him permanently as an office assistant.In his complaint, Shukla alleged that another person was appointed to the vacant post. He said Dwivedi later assured him that he would be accommodated in another position, but he continued to work on a contractual basis despite waiting for years.Shukla also alleged that he was later asked to pay Rs 22 lakh for an appointment to another vacant post. According to the complaint, when Shukla asked Dwivedi to return the Rs 3 lakh, the principal allegedly threatened to have him killed or implicate him in a false case.Shukla said he initially approached the Cantonment police station but received no relief. He then contacted Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Satyajeet Gupta, following whose directions an FIR was registered at the same police station on Thursday. Kanpur Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal told PTI that an investigation had been launched based on the FIR. Officers have been directed to investigate the allegations and take appropriate action.The case centres on Shukla's allegation that he paid Rs 3 lakh for a permanent appointment but continued to work on a contractual basis, while another person was appointed to the promised post.- Ends