SC-ST scholarship scam case: SC-ST scholarship scam mastermind Darshan Meswania granted 4-day remand, likely big revelations

The B-Division police have taken strict action in the much-discussed SC-ST scholarship scam that came to light after Divya Bhaskar's sting operation in Junagadh. Darshan Natwarlal Meswania, the main accused in the scam of awarding degrees without going to college and embezzlement of scholarship money illegally, was produced before the court and sought a 10-day remand of the accused. Investigation into the modus operandi of the scam and the involvement of colleges intensifies During the 4-day remand received by the police, the accused Darshan Meswania will be interrogated strictly. In this interrogation, there is a strong possibility that the entire modus operandi of committing the scam as well as all the details of which colleges, universities or other big heads are involved in this scam. The documents, DVRs and other material of the students seized by the SOG police have been handed over to the B-Division police. Under the guidance of PI Dhanalakshmi Dangar, the police are conducting an in-depth investigation into the mobile chats, call details and CCTV footage of the accused. Without going to college, he was lured with a degree and free education Earlier, a raid was conducted at the office of 'Gujarat Education' in Joshipara area of Junagadh and the irregularities in the name of education were exposed. The accused, Darshan Meswania, used to lure students to get degrees directly by giving exams sitting at home. Specifically, he used to trap Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students by asking them to study in courses like MSW, BBA and Fashion Designing for free under the freeship card. Bank kits, ATMs and SIM cards were kept in their possession and the money was withdrawn The accused used to obtain original educational documents and identity cards like Aadhaar card from the students. After that, he used to open new accounts in Fino Payments Bank in his name, saying that the old bank accounts would not work. After obtaining OTP and biometric fingerprints, the accused used to keep the bank kits, ATM cards and SIM cards with him and withdraw the scholarship amount deposited by the government without the knowledge of the students. Embezzlement of more than Rs 11 lakh unearthed Preliminary investigations revealed that more than Rs 11.03 lakh of the Rs 24.44 lakh deposited in the accounts of 21 students had been embezzled. During the raids, the police seized 110 SIM card covers, 149 bank kits, nine mobile phones and suspected marksheets. As soon as the remand of the accused was approved, there was a huge flutter among the other persons involved in the scam. Also Read - SC-ST Scholarship Scam: FIR Against Gujarat Education Administrator Darshan Meswania: Junagadh Police In Action After Bhaskar's Sting