New Delhi, Sep 21: According to sources, the CBI has charged the principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Waltair, with admitting 193 ineligible students on the basis of fictitious service credentials that were reportedly given by many Central government offices in exchange for kickbacks from the parents of the applicants. In relation to the admission of 124 ineligible students during the academic year 2022–23 and 69 such students for 2021–22, they claimed that the CBI had filed two FIRs against Principal S Sreenivasa Raja.According to the agency, Raja colluded with the parents of ineligible students to grant them admission into different classes without checking their applications or service certificates. Raja also allegedly received undue financial advantage through UPI to his bank accounts with the State Bank of India and the Union Bank of India. The CBI discovered the anomalies while conducting a combined surprise inspection at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Waltair on May 3 and 4, this year, to confirm the admissions provided by Raja for 2022–2023.According to the FIR, Raja colluded with the parents of ineligible students to admit ineligible pupils of various classes while receiving a financial benefit in exchange for doing so. After receiving approval from the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan commissioner, the action against Raja was started.
