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Jharkhand scholarship scam_ Middleman’s diary shows nexus– phone numbers, passwords _ The Indian Exp

Express during its month-long investigation into the list of beneficiaries from 15 schools in six districts

At the heart of the scholarship scam targeting minority students from poor families in Jharkhand is a nexus of middlemen, bank correspondents, school staff in some cases and, of course, gullible parents — or unwitting victims. How their IDs itself, an operation carefully planned and documented, according to a middleman’s diary accessed by The Indian Express. and fingerprints are stolen and the Central scholarship money siphoned off is, in This ruled notebook lists numbers, contact details of schools, user IDs and passwords that allow a school secure access to the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) — most of the entries are in black ink, some scratched out in blue.

The notebook bears the mark of Santosh Shramik School in Ranchi, and is titled 68 murdered in Maliana, all accused acquitted 36 years later, residents ask: So who killed our families? Several entries in the notebook — names and details of schools — mirror data tracked by The Indian Express during its month-long investigation into the list of beneficiaries from 15 schools in six districts of Jharkhand.

Reacting to the investigation’s findings, the state and central governments have announced probes into the scam. In appeal, Rahul says was mistreated, sentenced to attract 53rd Kerala State Film Awards: Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam named Best Film; Mammootty, Vincy Aloshious bag top honours This restaurant in Jordan allows customers to nap after eating a meal A page in a notebook with details of Adarsh High School in McCluskieganj, where a list of 54 bene`ciaries were found to be fake. (Express photo: Abhishek Angad) Consider some of the key entries in the notebook: *Adarsh High School, McCluskieganj: “Pass ho gaya (It has passed),” says a line, along with the names of the school and its former principal, Lakhan Sahu.

At the top right corner of the page is the entry: “54”. The Indian Express found a list of 54 beneficiaries from this school in scholarship records for 2018-19. Lakhan Sahu said Man tries to fat-shame woman on flight by tweeting her photo; the entire list was “fake”. One of the beneficiaries shown as a Class 9 student turned out to be 21-year-old homemaker Sarjun Khatun from Ranchi’s Behratoli.

Khatun said she was told by middlemen, who took her Aadhaar and bank details, that she would get “charity “In 2018, two people approached me and said there is a scholarship for minority students. I thought the students would be better off with this money. They took the Aadhaar details of ten students. But no one got any money and I was unable to contact the two later,” said Lakhan Sahu, who is now a member of the school’s * Sunrise Public High School, Tangar, Ranchi: The notebook shows the school’s UDISE (Unified District Information System for Education) code, which is needed to obtain the User ID and password on the NSP.

It also contains the name of the 'Bazball' comes to subcontinent: Pakistan change their game principal, Munsaf Ansari, and two mobile numbers. The Indian Express found that two girl students who were given half the annual Who is accountable in Manipur? Editorial | Corrupting the tech At least 20 schools feature in the notebook. The source told The Indian Express that the notebook was used to “keep track of entries and follow all the details”.

One of the schools mentioned in the notebook is Pramod Mishra Balak Balika High School at Rajendra Nagar in Daltonganj. The notebook contains the name of the principal, the school’s User ID and password. UCC: How BJP, RSS position has changed since Independence The Indian Express visited the school located in the middle of a field. Local residents said it has been deserted for the last five years.

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The Indian Express contacted the number provided in records for school principal Anita Kumari. A woman who answered the phone declined to comment, or even identify herself. Jharkhand Scholarship Scam

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