Azamgarh,

16 Nov (HS): Shamsul Hussain, a madrasa teacher from Azamgarh, has settled in

the UK since 2007. Despite this, he continued to receive his salary and other

allowances. Now, three DMOs are involved in the ATS investigation. These three

officers are currently posted in Bareilly, Amethi, and Ghaziabad districts. The

Minority Welfare Directorate has sent a report to the government. Strict action

is certain in this matter.

Three

District Minority Welfare Officers (DMOs), Lalman, Prabhat Kumar, and Sahitya

Nikat Singh, have been implicated in the salary hike and other payments case of

Shamsul Huda Khan, a madrasa teacher from Azamgarh who lives in Britain.

Reports have been submitted to the government against these officers, who were

posted in Azamgarh at different times. Currently, these three are serving as DMOs

in Bareilly, Amethi, and Ghaziabad, respectively.

This

case was uncovered by an investigation by the UP ATS. The investigation

revealed that Shamsul was appointed as an assistant teacher (Aaliya) at Madrasa

Darul Uloom Ahle Sunnat Madrasa Ashrafia Mubarakpur (Azamgarh) on July 12,

1984. He had been living in the UK since 2007. He acquired British citizenship

on December 19, 2013.

Pension

was also approved by giving voluntary retirement: The Minority Welfare

Department continued to grant him annual pay increases from 2007 to 2017

without reviewing his service book. Furthermore, he was granted voluntary

retirement and a pension was also approved on August 1, 2017.

According

to the ATS, Shamshul, who holds British citizenship, has been traveling to

various countries, promoting Islam. In Uttar Pradesh, the madrasa's manager and

principal, along with Azamgarh's then-DMO, Lalman, Prabhat Kumar, and Sahitya

Nikat Singh, have been held responsible for Shamshul's alleged illegal salary,

medical leave, and other payments. Strict action is expected against them.

Directorate

officials also under investigation: The officials of the Minority Welfare

Directorate who signed Shamshul's voluntary retirement file and GPF payment

have also been placed under investigation by the government. No clear

conclusion has yet been reached on whether action will be taken against these

officials, so their names are not being included currently

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi