Three top executives of different private education establishments and some government officials of the Social Welfare department were today booked for allegedly duping the Maharashtra government to the tune of Rs 24.28 crore, a senior official with the ACB said.
According to the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), accused Birla Shlok Education Ltd's Regional Head Ravindra Indulkar, Zenith Software Ltd's Vice President Guruprasad Krishnamurthy, Core Education and Technology's Vice President Raju Pandey and some government officials were booked under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 120(B) (criminal conspiracy) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) and relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
"The accused, in connivance with the government officials, misused their authority and galloped Rs 24.28 crore without imparting mandatory training in computer education and personality development to the students of the government hostels across the state over the period of time," Director General of Police (ACB) Pravin Dixit said.
A complaint was received some time ago in this regard and after conducting a preliminary probe, it came to light that the accused had diverted Rs 24.28 crore government funds to themselves in violation of government order that had been issued in July 2012, the DGP added.
