SIT mulls fresh charges against ex-dy dir Jamdar
Nagpur: The multi-crore Shalarth ID scam rocking Maharashtra's education sector took a new turn, with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) uncovering fresh allegations against former deputy director of education and incumbent divisional secretary of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar division of the education department, Vaishali Jamdar.
Sources in SIT revealed that a teacher has accused Jamdar of demanding graft. When the teacher refused, she allegedly faced retaliatory action. The SIT is contemplating a zero FIR & transferring the case to Wardha for further investigations, a senior official confirmed.
The scam, involving the fraudulent creation of over 623 fake Shalarth IDs to facilitate illegal teacher appointments and salary disbursements, has led to a reported Rs100 crore fraud.
The SIT, formed in April 2025, identified more than 540 irregular appointments across Nagpur's education department, with investigations pointing to systemic flaws in the Shalarth portal, a centralised system for managing staff records.
On Wednesday, a Nagpur court rejected the bail plea of Jamdar, deputy director of education (in-charge) Chintaman Wanjari, & education department clerk Laxman Magam. All three were remanded to magisterial custody and sent to Nagpur Central Jail.
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The SIT opposed their bail arguing that their release could hinder the probe. Jamdar's counsel sought bail after her custody remand was rejected, but she was sent to magisterial custody.
The investigation has also implicated other officials, with searches conducted at Wanjari's residences in Nagpur and Yavatmal, yielding incriminating documents linked to 281 fake Shalarth IDs. Ex-deputy director of education Anil Pardhi, absconding co-accused Satish Mendhe are also under scrutiny. SIT raids & arrests underscore a deepening probe into what has been dubbed one of Maharashtra's largest education scams, exposing the state's digital payroll system.
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