Ludhiana, Feb. 17 -- The Punjab government has identified a "ghost school" in Ludhiana and initiated measures to withdraw its recognition besides proceeding to file a criminal case. Disclosing the action taken, education minister Harjot Singh Bains said, "The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has begun proceedings to withdraw the recognition of Dasmesh Public Senior Secondary School, Mehdoodan (school code 3100187). It has also decided to file a criminal complaint for submitting false documents. The board has cancelled the roll numbers of all 27 students registered by the school for the Class 12 examinations."

He further shared that four more schools in the district are under investigation as the government vows to crack down on insti...