Hearing on appeals filed regarding stay on arrest of managers of educational institutions involved in the Rs 500 crore SC-ST scholarship scam,
the high court of Uttarakhand has directed the managers to deposit the scammed money with the Finance department of the state government. The matter was taken up for hearing by the single bench of justivce Lokpal Singh.
During the hearing on Wednesday, Manjunath TC, the head of the Special Investigation Team formed for investigating the scam and other police officers were also present in the court.
The SIT head presented the progress report on the investigation conducted in the scam so far.
The court was also informed that the managers of a number of educational institutions involved in the scam want to return the scammed amount to the government. According to the case details, among those allegedly involved in the scam, the manager of one educational institute in Dehradun, Amit Kapoor and others accused in the scam had filed various petitions seeking a stay on their arrest. The petitioners had also stated that they are willing to return disputed amount to government. They had sought relief from arrest on s ground.