Srinagar, May 26 -- Those booked in the case include the then Director of Tribal Affairs, J-K, M S Choudhary, Shanaz Akhtar Malik of Catalog Computers, Humera Banu and Firdous Ahmed of Chirag Institute of IT, and Sham Lal Targotra of JKS Industrial Training Institute.

"Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a formal case against Choudhary and others into the allegations of gross violation of guidelines and release of crores of rupees to unrecognised institutes for unrecognised courses while implementing the post-matric scholarship - a Government of India-sponsored scheme entitled for ST candidates," an ACB spokesperson said.

Jindar Mehlu of R.S. Pura, Jaffer Hussain Wani of Ever Green Institute of Computer Technology, Parshotam Bharadwaj of ...