A massive ₹57 lakh scholarship scam has been uncovered in Bhopal involving fake students and ghost schools siphoning minority welfare funds, triggering a statewide probe into over 100 institutions across Madhya Pradesh.
This is not the first time that Ravishankar Maharaj’s name has come up in a controversy. His trust has been accused of receiving undue favours in government schemes, road access projects, and electricity subsidies.
Uttar Pradesh’s Cyber Crime Police on Friday (13th June) arrested two people named Ahmed Nawaz and Aman in connection with an online fruit and vegetable trading scam
The raids are reportedly related to the investigation of an embezzlement of funds worth crores from the Karnataka Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited (KVSTDCL).
The accused, named Rahul Kumar Sah, had set up a fake camp in Batauna village of Mohini Panchayat of Kasba police station area, where he used to sit wearing a police uniform and used that to deceive people.
These men were reportedly employed in place of women under the scheme, and misleading attendance photos were uploaded to show that women labourers were provided employment.