A case of cheating was on Friday filed against eight persons, including an Andhra Pradesh Minister, connected with Narayana E Techno school in Koramangala after it came to light that classes are being run illegally.
The school has permission to run only Classes 1 to 5 in Kannada medium and has been registered for pre-primary classes. The school board says that classes are imparted in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) syllabus, although it is yet to get affiliation from the board.
The FIR, filed by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), names eight persons representing the management, including P. Narayana, the Andhra Pradesh Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Urban Water Supply and Urban Planning.
M. Munireddy, Block Education Officer (BEO) South 3, filed a case under Section 420 of the IPC and under the Right to Education (RTE) Act against the school at Koramangala police station for cheating parents, the department and the public by running Classes 6 to 10 without permission. Based on the complaint, the Koramangala police have registered a case against the management.
Other branches under scanner
The “e-techno group of schools” has 15 branches in Bengaluru. The website of the group claims that admissions are made on the basis of a screening test for students “to prove their calibre and capability to face the competitive exams”.
Commissioner for Public Instruction Mohammad Mohsin said BEOs had been directed to screen the credentials of the other branches of the school.
'NOC plea for CBSE affiliation with govt.'
Sources in the management claimed that the Andhra Pradesh Minister is no longer a member of the society. Speaking to The Hindu from Hyderabad, a source said there is no chairman now as P. Narayana had given up the post after he entered politics. “The FIR has been filed using old documents. There are new members,” the source said.
He also added that the school had applied to the State government for an NOC in July last year for CBSE affiliation, but the file is pending.
