Buldhana tribal school may face cheating charge

OFFICIALS SAID THAT THE SCHOOL MAY HAVE SHOWN EXCESS STUDENTS TO GET MORE GRANTS FROM THE GOVT

After allegations of sexual harassment, the Buldhana tribal boarding school likely to face cheating charges as the state tribal development commissionerate has found discrepancies in the number of students registered . According to the commissionerate, the school’s management has shown 381 students on its muster of which 370 are residential students. “To find out the actual number of students, the tribal development commissionerate formed 36 teams, who visited the students’ families. The teams found 260 students,” said Girish Sarode, additional tribal development commissioner.

The school’s management may have shown more students on paper to get more grants from thestate,saidofficials. “During this exercise, we have also found that the parents are still bringing students who migrated and have decided to wait until Monday or Tuesday to decide on the course of action,” he said.

“Once the discrepancy is established, an FIR will be filed against the school,” he told HT. The Buldhana police have registered 3 FIRS in the case, of which 2 are for rape and 1 for molestation. The state has cancelled registration of the school and has also started the process to shift students to schools in the vicinity.