Now, Appointment Fraud Surfaces in Ballia Secondary Education Dept

Ex-DIOS, 4 Others Booked for Criminal Breach of Trust, Criminal Conspiracy in Appointing 179 Teachers, Clerks, Others Sans Power

- Rohit Kumar Singh

LUCKNOW: Close on the heels of unearthing of fraudulent appointments of staff nurses at various health centres in Ballia, another fraud in the 'recruitment' of around 179 teachers, clerks and office assistants (peons) in secondary education department of that district has surfaced, confirmed senior police officials on Thursday. These 'recruitments' were made by former district inspector of schools (DIOS) and four other employees of the department between July 2022 and July 2024 and over Rs 5 crore was paid to them in salaries, they added.

This came to fore after the current Ballia DIOS lodged an FIR recently after not finding original documents related to these 'recruitments', the officials said.

Ballia DM Pawan Kumar Laxkar said the DIOS doesn't have power to do such direct recruitments and issue salary approval orders.