161 extra UP faculties underneath ED lens Rs 500cr scholarship rip-off | Lucknow Information
LUCKNOW: The Rs 500 crore scholarship rip-off being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is getting larger by the day.
ED has now began screening the information of 161 faculties unfold throughout the state in reference to siphoning of funds within the title of scholarships to college students underneath varied schemes of the central and state governments.
To date, the Hygia Group of schools has been underneath the ED scanner and 4 individuals – Vikram Nag, Izhar Hussain Jafri, Ali Abbas Jafri and Ravi Prakash Gupta – have been arrested in reference to the rip-off.
ram, a disabled worldwide cricketer, used to rearrange college students for availing scholarship underneath quota for the disabled and admitted them to schools. ED had registered a case in February this yr and carried out raids on 10 academic institutes of the Hygia group. The central company had additionally seized essential proof associated to those 10 institutes and several other different faculties which have been additionally discovered to be concerned within the rip-off. Probe revealed that the arrested individuals not solely managed the financial institution accounts of beneficiary college students and illegally saved their ATM playing cards and telephone numbers for switch and withdrawal of scholarship funds.
In accordance with sources, extra arrests are seemingly within the rip-off. Data of 161 faculties are being scanned and summons will likely be issued to the house owners of those establishments. These aware about the investigation mentioned that the title of an NGO has additionally surfaced which used to divert the scholarship cash. ED sources mentioned that the NGO, shaped for the welfare of blind college students, is operated by one of many accused, Vikram Nag. The arrested accused had been fraudulently withdrawing scholarship funds utilizing the Aadhaar and financial institution particulars of ineligible individuals proven in information as college students. Sources mentioned that Vikram, a disabled worldwide cricketer, used to rearrange college students for availing scholarship underneath quota for the disabled and admitted them to schools. ED had registered a case in February this yr and carried out raids on 10 academic institutes of the Hygia group. The central company had additionally seized essential proof associated to those 10 institutes and several other different faculties which have been additionally discovered to be concerned within the rip-off. Probe revealed that the arrested individuals not solely managed the financial institution accounts of beneficiary college students and illegally saved their ATM playing cards and telephone numbers for switch and withdrawal of scholarship funds.
