Headmaster Suspended for Submitting Forged Renovation Photos in UP

The in-charge headmaster of a government primary school in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia has been suspended with immediate effect for allegedly submitting forged, computerised photographs of paint and renovation work of the school building, officials said on Saturday.

Disciplinary action has been ordered against Shashi Kant Gautam, with charges of indiscipline and financial irregularities also levelled against



him.

District Basic Education Officer Manish Kumar Singh said the in-charge headmaster of the government primary school in Duttpur village of the Maniyar education block in Ballia was suspended with immediate effect on Friday. 

In a meeting of the District Task Force held on Tuesday, chaired by Chief Development Officer Ojaswi Raj, Gautam allegedly submitted forged computerised photographs of the school building's paint and renovation work.