Published on : 19 Nov 2025, 3:39 pm

Hailakandi : In a major development in Hailakandi, Siddhartha Shankar Choudhury, the in-charge Head Teacher of Kathakhal Duriyarpur/Dubiyarpur LP School, along with the School Management Committee (SMC) President Hirendra Chandra Das, were arrested on allegations of corruption related to the misappropriation of government funds. The arrests follow a probe into the improper utilisation of a government grant amounting to ₹2,75,331, sanctioned on 27 May 2025, intended for constructing a kitchen-cum-store room at the school. Later in the day, they were sent to judicial custody.

The complaint was lodged jointly by Hailakandi Block Elementary Education Officer Manoj Kumar Koire and SSA Junior Engineer Kumarjyoti Das under directives from Hailakandi ADC

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