THIRUVNANANTHAPURAM: Minister of Higher Education Dr R Bindu directed to take strict action against the employee who accepted bribe from a student of M G University. She directed additional chief secretary to ask the registrar to submit a report immediately and to take action.

The minister said that such incidents like demanding money for services of students in universities will not be allowed to recur again.

The university assistant C J Elsy was arrested while accepting bribe to issue provisional certificate. She demanded Rs 1.5 lakh from the student of Pathanamthitta for her MBA provisional certificate and mark list. The student had transferred Rs 1.25 lakh to her account but when she demanded Rs 30,000 more, she lodged a complaint with the vigilance. The vigilance team arrested her while she was accepting Rs 10,000 on Saturday.