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Crime
Retired Education Officer Arrested in ₹160 Cr Shalarth ID Fraud Scandal
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 26 Jul 2026, 06:18 AM
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A former education department official has been taken into custody over allegations of orchestrating a ₹160 crore fraud involving Shalarth ID services.
A former education department official was arrested on Tuesday by the police over a ₹160 crore fraud involving Shalarth ID services.
The officer, who had retired from the education ministry, is accused of facilitating the issuance of fake IDs to benefit a network of private institutions.
Investigators say the scheme siphoned funds from state‑run educational schemes.
The arrest follows a probe that began last year after complaints of irregularities in Shalarth ID applications.
The officer has been remanded to police custody pending further inquiry.
The officer, who had retired from the education ministry, is accused of facilitating the issuance of fake IDs to benefit a network of private institutions.
Investigators say the scheme siphoned funds from state‑run educational schemes.
The arrest follows a probe that began last year after complaints of irregularities in Shalarth ID applications.
The officer has been remanded to police custody pending further inquiry.