Education commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh holds review meet in Nagpur, meets police chief
Nagpur: On Thursday, state education commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh held a review meeting in Nagpur of the department and later met city police commissioner Ravinder Singal.
This was Singh's first visit to Nagpur after the education scam became public. A source in the education department said, "The education commissioner spoke with our team and reviewed the regular work. He later met police commissioner and went for his scheduled trip to Amravati by road." Later that night, Singh left for Pune.
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