Archive · 30 Jul 2025
Nagpur Education Officials Arrested in Shalarth Scam
Imagine some people pretended to be teachers and stole money from the government.
They created fake names on a system called Shalarth, which is used to pay teachers.
They then approved salaries for these fake teachers and took the money.
Two education officers and others have been arrested, and the total amount stolen is about 100 crore rupees.
A special team is now investigating the case to find out more and catch anyone else involved.
Two Nagpur ZP primary education officers arrested for alleged Shalarth scam.
The scam involved creating fake teacher IDs on the Shalarth portal.
Rs 100 crore was allegedly siphoned off by approving salaries for 398 non-existent teachers.
The arrests bring the total number of people held to 16.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to investigate the case.
- Who
- Rohini Kumbhar, Siddheshwar Kaluse, and other education officers and school principals.
- What
- Two primary education officers were arrested for creating fake IDs on the Shalarth portal and siphoning off funds.
- When
- The arrests took place recently, with the investigation beginning three months prior.
- Where
- Nagpur, Maharashtra.
- Why
- To steal public money by approving salaries for non-existent teachers.
- Arrested Officials
- Rohini Kumbhar, Siddheshwar Kaluse
- Total Arrests
- 16
- Scam Amount
- Rs 100 crore
- Fake IDs
- 398
- Portal Used
- Shalarth