India, Jan. 2 -- The All Maharashtra State Education Service, Gazetted Officers' Association, on Thursday warned of protests from January 19 against the ongoing "arrest sessions" of education department officials, which it claims are being conducted without proper inquiry or due process.

The Shalarth ID fraud, involving alleged irregularities in the department's salary and service record management system, has prompted a wave of arrests by the police across the state in recent months.

According to the association, officials in the primary and secondary education departments are being pressured to work under a climate of intimidation, with some facing arrests merely for co-signing salary documents. The association highlighted that previo...