Multiple jobs, multiple identities; the story of one teacher from Uttar Pradesh, working at 25 different schools simultaneously by faking identities is doing rounds on the internet.
Lucknow| Multiple jobs, multiple identities; the story of one teacher from Uttar Pradesh, working at 25 different schools simultaneously by faking identities is doing rounds on the internet.
First identified as Anamika Shukla, then Anamika Singh, and now Priya, this primary school teacher who was found to be teaching simultaneously in 25 schools, not only has multiple jobs but also multiple identities.
On Saturday, Anamika was arrested in Kasganj district when she went to submit her resignation after being served a show-cause notice by the Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA), Anjali Agarwal.
Agarwal informed the police and Anamika was arrested.
As per the Kasganj BSA, Anamika Shukla, who is originally a resident of Kaimganj in Farukhabad is currently doing her B.Ed from the Raghukul Degree College in Gonda. Her other documents also show the same college.
Anamika Shukla, during the investigation, said she was actually Anamika Singh. But as the investigations proceeded, she said she was was Priya from Farrukhabad.
The woman has been booked under several charges such as IPC sections 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 467 (forgery of valuable security, will, etc.) and 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating).
This incident came to light after the education department started creating the digital database of teachers. The officials involved in the making of the database found that Anamika Shukla, originally employed full time in Raebareli’s Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in Uttar Pradesh was employed at 25 different schools across several districts in the state.
The woman has claimed that she had paid Rs five lakh to a Mainpuri-based man to get this job, said the police.
Priya, daughter of Mahipal, a resident of the Lakhanpur village of the Kayamganj police circle in Farrukhabad district, used Anamika Shukla’s credentials to get the job.
Ripudaman Singh, Soron station house officer (SHO), said, “During interrogation, the accused initially claimed to be Anamika Singh, daughter of Subhas Singh. However, her documents are in the name of Anamika Shukla, daughter of Subhas Chandra Shukla.”
As per the Uttar Pradesh government, 5 more Anamika Shuklas have been found working as faculties in KGBVs in Ambedkar Nagar, Baghpat, Aligarh, Saharanpur, and Prayagraj districts. She has reportedly earned a salary of over Rs. 1 crore in the last 13 months.
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