LUCKNOW, Aug. 17 -- The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday arrested the former principal of Lalaram Inter College in Hathras for his alleged involvement in the Rs.25-crore minority scholarship scam, officials said on Sunday. The accused was arrested under the special operation, 'Abhiyan Shikanja'.

In a press note shared with the media, the EOW officials stated that the accused was identified as Dinesh Kumar aka Dinesh Chandra, the former principal of Lalaram Inter College in Madhuri, Agsauli, Sikandra Rao, Hathras. The arrest was made after the former principal's involvement in the embezzlement was established during the investigation.

"The former principal allegedly prepared a fraudulent list of minority st...