The Uttar Pradesh Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has intensified its efforts against financial crimes with the arrest of five individuals in two high-profile cases. These include the misappropriation of pre-matric minority scholarship funds in Meerut and a massive Rs17.51 crore construction scam in Bahraich.
On August 13, EOW officials arrested Abdul Rahman, the principal of Madrassa Khadijatul Kubra Lil Banat in Rukanpur. He was wanted since 2019 in case number 60/2019 under sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, and 120B of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Investigations revealed that during the 2010–11 academic year, Rahman, along with others, embezzled Rs1.16 lakh intended for minority students’ scholarships. This fraudulent act caused direct financial loss to the government.
In a separate case, EOW Lucknow arrested four individuals — Gyanendra Pratap Singh, Meraj Ahmad, Pranshu Srivastava, and Nizamuddin — for their roles in a construction-related fraud at the Maharaja Suheldev Autonomous State Medical College in Bahraich.
The accused, in collusion with officials from Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman Nigam Limited, fabricated supply orders and cash vouchers to siphon off Rs17.51 crore. No materials were actually purchased or delivered, making it a clear-cut case of embezzlement.
All five arrests were made on August 13 following extensive evidence collection. Legal actions against other suspects still at large are underway.
