Tablets row: West Midnapore students' money diverted

Authorities suspect that the bank accounts of 22 students had been hacked

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After North Dinajpur, Siliguri and Malda, this time in West Midnapore's Ghatal a portion of money with which 22 students were supposed to buy tablets or smartphones under the state government-funded 'Taruner Swapna' scheme was fraudulently diverted to bank accounts of others.

The students of Kharar Shree Arabinda Vidyamandir School in Ghatal alleged that the money allotted for them have been diverted to bank accounts of others.

Sensing something amiss, the school authorities have lodged complaints with the office of the district inspector (DI) of schools and cyber police stations in the area.

The authorities suspected that bank accounts of the students had been hacked.

It's learnt that more than 250 students of Class XI-XII in the school have applied for funds meant to buy tablets or smartphones. The scheme gives Rs 10,000 to each beneficiary in government-aided schools across the state.