Archive · 14 Jun 2025
Former Registrar in Haryana University Bail Granted in Scholarship Scam
Imagine some money was set aside to help students from certain groups go to college.
Someone at a university is accused of taking that money and using it for something else.
The former registrar, a person who used to handle important records at the university, was arrested.
The court let him go on bail, meaning he can go home but still has to come back to court.
The court thinks he might have helped the owner of the university, who is the main suspect, misuse the money.
Many other people involved in the case, like the vice-chancellor, were already given bail.
The person believed to be the main culprit, the university owner, has not been caught yet.
Former registrar of NIILM University, Sumesh Kumar Sharma, was granted bail in a scholarship scam.
The case involves alleged embezzlement of funds meant for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students.
The misutilization occurred during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years through fake student admissions.
The court noted that other university officials, including the vice-chancellor, had been granted bail or anticipatory bail.
The court stated that the main beneficiary may have been the university owner, Vinay Rai, who is still at large.
- Who
- Sumesh Kumar Sharma, former registrar of NIILM University.
- What
- Former registrar granted bail in scholarship scam.
- When
- The alleged misutilization occurred during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years. The bail was granted recently.
- Where
- Kaithal, Haryana.
- Why
- The court granted bail because it found that Sharma may not have been the main beneficiary and others involved had been granted bail.
- Accused
- Sumesh Kumar Sharma
- University
- NIILM University
- Location
- Kaithal, Haryana
- Charge
- Embezzlement of scholarship funds
- Beneficiary
- Vinay Rai (alleged)
- Bail Granted
- Yes
- Case Year
- 2018 (FIR registered)