Ballia, 09

Nov (HS): Sixteen persons, including three Basic Education Department

officials, have been charged for allegedly duping many people by offering them

permanent teaching posts at two government-aided junior high schools here and

issuing bogus appointment letters, police said on Sunday. A police official

confirmed that one of the suspects had been apprehended. The FIR was filed at

the Dokati police station on Friday in response to allegations from Amar Nath

Yadav of Nagara, Shahid Ansari of Sikandarpur, and Sunil Tiwari of Rasra.

The

complainants said that the accused--Block Education Officers Durga Prasad

Singh, Jayram Pal, and Yashwant Singh, together with school management Rama

Tiwari, principal Ajay Kumar Sah, and chairman Anand Prakash Tiwari—allegedly

took Rs 25 lakh from Ansari, Rs 31 lakh from Tiwari, Yadav, among others,

offered Rs 39.5 lakh for permanent teaching positions at Kanya Junior High

School in Lalganj and Rashtrapurva Madhyamik Vidyalaya in Lutaipur Bahuara.

Following the collection of the money, the

defendants reportedly provided fraudulent appointment and permission documents.

When complainants wanted a refund, the school chairman allegedly provided

checks that later bounced, according to authorities. The complainants

reportedly claimed to have been mistreated and intimidated when they demanded

reimbursement.

According to

Bairia Circle Officer Mohammad Faheem Qureshi, one of the accused, Rupesh Kumar

Tiwari, has been apprehended and is in jail, while attempts are underway to

apprehend the remaining accused. A complaint has been filed under different

sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including those involving

cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust, and criminal intimidation, police

said.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi