Two more held in ₹100 cr private schools scam

Two more individuals, Arokiyaraj of Madurai district and Suresh of Tiruchirappalli district, were arrested by the Central Crime Branch of Greater Chennai Police in connection with a ₹100 crore private schools scam.

The scam involved fraudulent promises to secure government approvals for private schools, including Permanent Recognition, school upgradation, DTCP building permits, and Right to Education approvals.

The main accused, B T Arasukumar, head of the unregistered Tamil Nadu Private Schools Association, was arrested on June 27 and detained under the Goondas Act on July 13.

Arokiyaraj and Suresh, relatives and accomplices of Arasukumar, allegedly acted on his instigation to summon and extort money from school officials.

The CCB has frozen 61 bank accounts belonging to Arasukumar and his associates in the ongoing investigation.