Ludhiana, March 18 -- In a major crackdown on irregularities, the district education officer (DEO) elementary, Ravinder Kaur, has issued a show-cause notice to the head teacher of Government Primary School, Haibowal Kalan, seeking clarification over student enrolments and financial mismanagement. The action follows a surprise inspection on March 11, which revealed glaring discrepancies in student attendance and school upkeep.

During her visit, DEO Kaur discovered that while the school records showed 1,794 students enrolled, only 422 were actually present. Shockingly, a day before the inspection, attendance records claimed that nearly 1,200 students were present. When questioned, the head teacher attributed the absence to the ongoing fest...