BSA clerk arrested in midday meal scam, 21 lakh recovered

Police arrested a BSA office clerk on Saturday who was involved in around Rs 4.5 crore midday meal scam. Police also recovered Rs 21 lakh from the house of the arrested clerk. The accused used to transfer the public money into the fake accounts of his accomplices.

Barabanki:Police on Saturday arrested a Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) office clerk allegedly involved in the midday meal scam that caused around 4.5 crore loss to the state exchequer.

"The Crime Branch was investigating corruption in the midday meal scheme. BSA office clerk Akhilesh was arrested and Rs 21 lakh has been recovered from his house as part of midday meal scam investigation by the crime branch," said Ajay Sahani, Superintendent of Police, Barabanki.

Police said that the accused used to transfer money meant for midday meal into the fake accounts of his accomplices.

"In the last five years at least Rs 4.5 crore appears to have been siphoned off," the officer said.

Further investigation is underway.