An employee posted as a computer operator in the Social Welfare department has been arrested along with his wife in the SC-ST scholarship scam.  It is alleged that the employee orchestrated irregularities by opening a fake study center in his wife's name.  The institution that had purportedly granted recognition to the said center was also found to be fake.  However the investigation is still on. 

On the other hand, the special investigation team has also filed a case against ten educational institutions in Haridwar.

 All of them are accused of having orchestrated irregularities amounting to more than Rs 13 crore. SIT in-charge Manjunath TC said that Subhash, who is posted as commuter operator in Social Welfare department had opened Kiran Institute of Management and Technology, claiming it to be affiliated to a university, Solan, Himachal Pradesh. This institute had secure scholarship amounting to about Rs 16 lakh.  On investigation, it was found that this institute was running only on paper.  Neither had any student taken admission in it nor were any studies conducted.

 The documents of affiliation also appear to be fake at the moment.  The students whose admission was shown was also fake.  Subhash and his wife Kiran Devi have been arrested on this basis. Apart from this, the SIT investigating the SC-ST scholarship scam has also lodged a case against 10 educational institutions.

These include Guru Nanak Education Trust Group, Roorkee Business School, BRD Private ITI Milestone, Rubraj Institute of Advanced Studies, Ranipur Private ITI, Om Santosh Paramedical Pvt ITI, Krishna Institute of Technology, Krishna Industrial Training Institute, Bharati Private and Indian College.

 The SIT has filed a case against these institutions under sections 420, 409, 467, 468 and 471 of IPC.  They are accused of embezzlement of about Rs 13 crore.