Harindra singh,Dainik India news lucknow : Master mind of the famous scholarship scam of Rs 200 crore was the director of the Hygia group. This information was revealed in the interrogation of the three accused arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Now the ED is raiding in search of the third operator of Hygia.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested three people, including the main promoter of Hygia Group of Institutions, for embezzlement of scholarship scam of Rs 200 crore, which were given to minorities and differently-abled students. The accused Izhar Hussain Jafri, Ali Abbas Jafri and Ravi Prakash Gupta were handed over to the ED by the court on five-day remand.
The ED has also recovered several documents from the colleges of the Hygeia group on Thursday. The bank accounts of the colleges are also being scrutinised. On February 16, ED raided 10 educational institutions in several cities including Lucknow, Hardoi and Barabanki regarding this matter. After this, ED had registered a case against 18 people.
Accounts of ineligible students were opened
It has been claimed in various media reports that Ravi Prakash Gupta, an employee of Fino Bank, used to open fake banks for students in connivance with the directors of all educational institutions. After that he used to keep their (students) ATM and mobile SIM with him. Most of the students whose bank accounts were opened were ineligible. Some were seven to 12 years old and some senior citizens were also such in whose names Ravi Gupta had opened accounts in the bank.
This accused is the mastermind of the scam
Their admissions were made in the colleges of the Hygia group. After this, Ravi Gupta and Izhar Hussain Jafri and Ali Abbas Jafri, who were associated with the Haijia group, used to withdraw the scholarship coming from the government in the bank. Izhar is the vice president of the Oregon Educational Society of the Haijia Group and Ali Abbas is posted as the manager.
