Archive · 2 Oct 2025
Mumbai Teacher Booked for Allegedly Stealing School Funds
A teacher in Mumbai is in trouble for allegedly stealing money from his school.
The teacher, Ram Waghmare, is accused of faking the principal's signature to take ₹1 lakh.
He wrote checks to places the school didn't do business with.
The money was then transferred to his personal account.
The police are now investigating and have filed a case against the teacher and another person.
A teacher in Mumbai is accused of stealing money from a school.
The teacher allegedly forged the principal's signature on checks.
₹1 lakh was taken from school funds.
The money was routed through Umang Sports Academy's account.
A police case has been registered against the teacher and an unidentified accomplice.
- Who
- Ram Waghmare, a teacher, and an unidentified accomplice
- What
- Alleged theft of ₹1 lakh from school funds via forged checks.
- When
- September 15, 2022 and March 23, 2023 (forged checks issued).
- Where
- LP Jagdale Guruji School, Kurar, Mumbai.
- Why
- Unknown; for personal gain by Waghmare.
- Incident
- Teacher booked for allegedly siphoning funds
- Location
- Mumbai, Kurar
- School
- LP Jagdale Guruji School
- Amount Stolen
- ₹1 lakh
- Method
- Forged principal's signature on checks
- Suspect
- Ram Waghmare, teacher