Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 22: Crime Branch (CB) Kashmir presented charge sheet against before the court of Special Judge Anti Corruption, Srinagar against 15 accused in the infamous Elementary Teachers Training Scam on December 18. A case under FIR No. 27/2013 U/S 420, 468, 467, 471, 120-B RPC r/w 5 (2) PC Act stands registered at P/S Crime Branch Kashmir.
According to official spokesperson, a case was registered after the receipt of communication alongwith enquiry report of Joint Secretary BOSE Srinagar. "The report inter alia revealed that Elementary Teachers Training Courses conducted by ETT Colleges is a huge scandal where crores of rupees were exchanged as bribe," Crime Branch spokesperson said.
"Various candidates were lured and a huge amount ranging from 45000/- to 80000/- was received from them for conduct of said course, he said.
He added that, "During the Investigation it was revealed that the BOSE officials had granted affiliation to the institutes in gross violation of norms as they had neither applied for No Objection Certificates nor the NoC's were renewed. "Various BOSE officials had willfully and dishonestly concealed the fact that the ETT institutes did not possess any renewed documents from the Government which would have authorized them to run ETT Courses," he said. He said that similarly Crime Branch Jammu had already submitted charge sheet in case bearing FIR No. 36/2013 U/S 420,468,471, 120-B RPC r/w 5 (2) PC Act, on 11-12-2015 for the session 2004-06 against 08 accused persons before the Court of Anti Corruption, Jammu. |
