New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a cheating case against former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor AL Ramanathan and others for allegedly misappropriating over Rs.88 lakh, officials said on Wednesday.

The federal anti-corruption agency took over the investigation from the Delhi Police following a recommendation from Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena.

According to officials, JNU had filed an FIR in 2022 at Vasant Kunj North police station alleging financial irregularities. The accused included Ramanathan, section officers Sneh Rajora Asiwal and Urmil Punhani, project assistant K Murali, and computer operators Nazir Hussain and Ritesh Kumar.

The alleged irregularities came to ligh...