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Indore Guest Faculty Booked Over Disabled Students’ Meals
A government program gives some disabled students free meals at an institute in Indore.
Police say a guest teacher may have asked the students for money anyway.
The alleged payments were between ₹2,000 and ₹3,000 each month.
She also allegedly asked for extra money for meals on Saturdays and Sundays.
The institute’s mess was reportedly closed on those days.
A disabled student complained to a court with help from a lawyer.
The court directed police to register a case.
Police are still gathering evidence, and the teacher has not been arrested.
Police booked guest faculty member Indra Jatav over alleged meal-fee collection from disabled students.
The students were entitled to free meals under a government scheme at an Indore Industrial Training Institute.
Jatav allegedly collected ₹2,000–₹3,000 monthly from students for meals.
Police said she allegedly sought ₹500–₹700 per student for weekend meals while the institute mess was closed.
The FIR followed a disabled student’s court complaint; Jatav has not been arrested and the investigation continues.
- Who
- Guest faculty member Indra Jatav was booked following a complaint by a disabled woman student.
- What
- Police registered a case of alleged criminal breach of trust over the collection of money for meals provided free under a government scheme.
- Where
- At an Industrial Training Institute in the Hira Nagar area of Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- The date was not specified; the FIR was registered after a court direction.
- Why
- Police allege that money was collected from students despite their entitlement to free meals, including payments for meals when the institute mess was closed on weekends.
Key facts
- Accused
- Indra Jatav, a guest faculty member at an Industrial Training Institute in Indore
- Alleged monthly collection
- ₹2,000–₹3,000 from each student
- Alleged weekend collection
- ₹500–₹700 from each student
- Students affected
- Disabled students covered by a government free-meal scheme
- Case registered under
- Criminal breach of trust
- Police station
- Hira Nagar police station
- Current status
- Jatav has not been arrested; police are investigating and collecting further evidence
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