School officials imprisoned, over ₹4.5 lakhs siphoned: Ghost student scam busted in Tamil Nadu

Karunagara Sanjeev Doss and Alice Thabitha Vijay Kumari were sentenced to four years of hard labour for fabricating records.

They padded rolls with 187 non-existent students at Vitva Ratna Villa Government Aided Primary School in Tamil Nadu.

The fraud illegally secured sanction for six excess teaching posts.

They wrongfully drew ₹4,67,121 in salaries and ₹2,762 for noon meal allocations, totaling over ₹4.69 lakh in losses.

The verdict was issued by a court in Ranipet, convicting them of criminal misconduct and misappropriation of public funds.