CCRT scholarship scam: Police arrest former director and deputy director

Delhi | Monday | 19th November, 2018

Summary:

In 2011, he was made the CCRT director. After the report came to light, which recommended that Joshi step down from his post, CCRT Deputy Director (Finance) Kohli was also suspended. Police said the arrested computer operator claimed that Joshi and Kohli had fixed a commission for the scam. Joshi told police that CCRT computer operator Sandip Kumar allegedly siphoned the money and transferred it to his family members’ bank accounts. CCRT, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture, is a training institution working to integrate education with culture..