One more person accused of orchestrating irregularities in the SC-ST scholarship scam was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in Haridwar.
Investigating the scam as per Uttarakhand high court directions, the SIT had lodged a case against director of Subharti Private ITI in Roorkee, Pushkar Nagyan. The case was booked under sections 420, 409, 467, 468 and 471 of the IPC in Kaliyar police station in November 2019. During the investigation,
it was revealed that the total amount of scholarship released by the Haridwar social welfare officer during 2012-13 to 2016-17 was Rs 1.18 crore as ascertained from details of the bank accounts of the institute and various accounts of the students. During the investigation, the SIT contacted a number of students and it was found that their papers were taken from them in the name of free admission but they did not undergo any education at the said institute nor did they have any knowledge of the bank accounts. The SIT ascertained that the bank accounts in the names of the students were operated by the institute director Pushkar Nagyan. On basis of strong evidence, the director was arrested by the SIT and produced before the court.