A Financial scam incident came out from Kamrup Rural, Assam where an ex-principal arrested for stealing Rs 22 Lakh from School funds on Tuesday night.
According to reports, on Tuesday night a former school principal of Amranga Borihat Higher Secondary School in South Kamrup arrested in connection with an alleged financial scam involving stealing of school funds. The former principal identified as Dr Nagen Chandra Das. He has been arrested from Mirza on Tuesday night.
He arrested under the charges of Sections 420 (cheating) and 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), as well as Sections 443/24.
The scam, involving the misuse of ₹22,65,000, was discovered during a routine government audit. Dr. Das is accused of stealing this money over five years, from 2012 to 2017, while he was the principal of the school.
The Scam allegation came into light when the school management committee formally complain Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma with a petition outline of financial scam.
In response to the complaint CM instructed vigilance team to investigate the matter. The investigation was supported by several organizations and the school management committee, which actively helped bring the issue to the authorities’ notice.
Dr. Nagen Chandra Das is currently in custody at Palashbari Police Station. Further investigations is going on.
