ED Attaches ₹13.83 Crore in Uttarakhand Scholarship Fraud Case
The Enforcement Directorate has attached ₹13.83 crore in assets linked to private educational institutions in Uttarakhand. These entities allegedly misappropriated government scholarship funds by filing fraudulent claims using ghost student identities. ED attaches ₹13.83 The ED alleges that educational institutions fraudulently obtained scholarship funds released by the Social Welfare Department of the Uttarakhand government by showing ineligible, non-genuine, and non-verifiable students as beneficiaries.
The Enforcement Directorate has initiated action under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against private educational institutions in Uttarakhand. Investigators allege these colleges systematically defrauded the state’s Social Welfare Department by submitting non-genuine beneficiary records to siphon off scholarship grants intended for marginalized students.
This attachment of assets serves to preserve the proceeds of crime while the investigation into the diversion of public welfare funds continues.
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