Retired district social welfare officer arrested in SC/ST scholarship scam

Haridwar: A 72-year-old retired social welfare officer of

Dehradun

district, identified as Avatar Singh, was arrested by SIT for alleged involvement in SC/ST scholarship scam, on Saturday.

SIT head SP Manju Nath TC said, “Avatar Singh issued Rs 27 lakh scholarship to Om Santosh Pvt. ITI, Janta Road Saharanpur, UP, directly in 2012-13 and 2013-14 while the amount of the scholarship should be credited in the account of students."

The SIT head added, "During the investigation, it was found that the owner of ITI Anil Saini managed to get a scholarship after showing fake admission of students with the help of Avatar Singh.”