Probe into Bengal tablet fraud widens: 1,911 students affected; 93 FIRs, 11 arrests

Till date, astatine slightest 1,911 students – intended beneficiaries of the authorities government’s Taruner Swapna strategy – from crossed the authorities person alleged that they person not received wealth (Rs 10,000) for buying tablets, constabulary added. The West Bengal Police connected Friday formed a Joint Investigation Monitoring Team comprising astatine slightest 2 ADGs and different elder officers to probe the matter.

The Taruner Swapna strategy is an inaugural nether which the authorities transfers Rs 10,000 to the slope accounts of each (eligible) higher secondary pupil of authorities schools to acquisition a tablet oregon mobile phone. Students from astatine slightest 15 districts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, person been affected. Earlier, the Kolkata and Malda constabulary acceptable up Special Investigation Teams (SITs) to probe the matter.

“A associated squad of elder officers is investigating the contented and 11 radical person been arrested truthful far,” said ADG (South Bengal) Supratim Sarkar. As per authorities data, astir 16 lakh students were eligible for receiving the money. 99 per cent students received the wealth and 0.01 per cent students didn’t. A full of 1,911 students person been affected.”