India, Nov. 14 -- LUCKNOW The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) arrested two key accused in a Rs.25-crore minority scholarship scam unearthed in Hathras. Dharmveer Singh and Sarvesh Pachauri, manager and treasurer of Madrasa Mohammad Sahab Islamia Fokania, Sikandrarau (Hathras), were arrested from the Sahabad area of Hathras on November 12. The action came under the EOW's statewide campaign to track down absconding economic offenders, officials stated in an official release on Thursday.

The case relates to large-scale embezzlement of funds meant for pre-matric minority scholarships during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic sessions. The investigation revealed that 62 educational institutions and madrasas had fraudulently claimed nearly Rs.25 cr...