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Jharkhand scholarship scam_ Aadhaar obtained, account hijacked, and hostel faked _ The Indian Expres

30 students, parents and school authorities to investigate the list of beneficiaries. Here is the second set

Over the last month, this newspaper tracked 15 schools across six districts in the state and spoke to over 30 students, parents and school authorities to investigate the list of beneficiaries. Here is the second set of cases: Sarfaraz Development Academy Mission High School, Kurgi, Ranchi: Records show Cooperative Bank account for hostel students. “I had given my fingerprints and Aadhaar details but I didn’t know an account had been created in my name.

I didn’t get any money. Also, there is no hostel in the school,” said Kujjur, whose family cultivates vegetables on a small parcel of land. Records show scholarships were disbursed to 174 students, including 148 “hostel” students. Hemant Soren लाइव्ह होते अनुसरण करा 68 murdered in Maliana, all accused acquitted 36 years later, residents ask: So who killed our families? In appeal, Rahul says was mistreated, sentenced to attract Read | Many ways to dupe a poor student: steal IDs, lie about source of funds, pocket most of it — all officially Sarfaraz Ahmad, owner, said: “Before the lockdown, 40-50 students stayed in the hostel.”

He did not provide any details about the hostel’s location, or explain how so many students received scholarships. “These details are handled by my computer operator,” he said. Sunrise Public School, Tangar, Ranchi: Records show that Aasmin Khatun, 17, 53rd Kerala State Film Awards: Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam named Best Film; Mammootty, Vincy Aloshious bag top honours and the money was adjusted.”

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But Parween, a resident of Kanke, is a Class 10 student of St Anne’s Girls School. “In 2018, I was told that a scholarship form has to be filled and the government is sending money. In 2019, when the money came, the middlemen told us to give them half,” she said. Madrasa Alia Arabia is a residential facility for boys. Mohammad Sahabuddin, head teacher, said: “We never filled any scholarship form for any of our students.”

Indira Gandhi Memorial High School, Nawagarh, Dhanbad: Records show each for “hostel” students. The three-room school has no hostel. Ram Dubey, director, said: “We have only 80 students. I did not initiate any application. This is a big fraud.” Unidentified, Ranchi: Hasan Ali’s account number in the Public Finance Management System (PFMS) for direct transfers lists him as a beneficiary of Rs 10,700 for hostel students, but the school’s name could not be verified.

Ali, a 25year-old father of a child who owns some land, said he was approached by a 'Bazball' comes to subcontinent: Pakistan change their game middleman who told him to give his fingerprints on a PoS machine and Aadhaar details to avail “charity money from the Saudi government”. Read | Jharkhand CM orders probe into scholarship scam: ‘action soon’ Records show the money was deposited in his account on May 11.

“The middlemen only gave me half the amount. My sisters, too, received money like this,” said Ali. ‘Don’t know why religion was changed’ Who is accountable in Manipur? Sunrise Public School, Ratu, Ranchi: Scholarship records list Abhay Singh, a Class 9 student, as a Sikh. His family says they are Hindu Bhumihars. The records also list UCC: How BJP, RSS position has changed since Independence Scholarship records show 170 beneficiaries, including 168 who received money for Salim Khan, owner, said the school had a hostel where “40-50 students stayed before the lockdown” but could not explain the number of beneficiaries.

Asked about the change in religion of students on records, he said: “These things do not Nutrition alert: Here’s what a 100gram serving of peanuts contains happen in our school.” From Explained | What is Jharkhand’s pre-matric scholarship scam? Sarfaraz Development Academy Mission High School, Kurgi, Ranchi: Records list Satish Lakra, a Class 9 student from the tribal community as a Muslim who was How do mirrorless cameras work?

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