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Two arrested in 2010-11 Minority Pre-Matric Scholarship scam
Lucknow: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) team on Thursday arrested two individuals from Meerut in connection with the embezzlement of Rs 4 crore, earmarked for the Minority Pre-Matric Scholarship during the 2010-11 fiscal year.
The accused — Dharmapal Singh alias Brahmpal and Mohsina Khan — were booked under IPC sections of 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 120B of the Indian Penal Code, along with section 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The Minority Pre-Matric Scholarship, provided by the Government of India, was intended to support minority students. However, it is alleged that the funds were misappropriated by school and madrasa administrators, headmasters, and managers, in collusion with the then district minority welfare officer of Meerut and others.
The investigation into these allegations is being conducted by the EOW, Meerut sector.
Dharmapal, manager of Nav Shishu Vidya Mandir, Nihori, Meerut, and Mohsina, manager of Mohsina Islamic Madrasa, Zakir Colony, Meerut, were wanted in these cases.
They allegedly embezzled the scholarship funds provided by the Government of India, causing significant financial loss to the state.
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