India: Three arrested in ghost teacher scam
Fake appointments of teachers in multiple schools came to light earlier this month
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh : Three more persons were arrested by the Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh on Monday in connection with the Anamika Shukla case that pertains to the appointment of teachers allegedly using fake documents in schools across the state.
The police have identified the arrested persons as Pushpendra Singh, Anand and Ramnath. The police alleged that the three were arrested for aiding the appointment of several teachers by using fake documents in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya through the documents of the same application in Prayagraj, Amethi, Raibareilli, Varanasi, Saharanpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Aligarh, Kasganj and Baghpat districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Earlier, two suspects in the case were arrested on June 6 and June 14.
Notably, Shukla on June 10 appeared before Gonda basic education officer and alleged that her educational certificates were "misused" to take up jobs at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Schools. The case came to light after an FIR was lodged against Shukla for allegedly withdrawing over Rs10 million in salary for over a year from 25 different schools.
Further investigation into the matter is under way.