LUCKNOW, July 24 -- More trouble appears likely for former vice-chancellor of Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University, professor Shruti Sadolikar Katkar, in connection with alleged financial embezzlement of Rs.3.31 crore during her tenure between 2009 and 2020, after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested seven people in the case on Wednesday.

A CID official said action against former VC Katkar is also likely, as her name is mentioned in the charge sheet filed in June. When contacted, she declined to comment on the allegations but stated she would approach the court through her lawyer to contest the charges.

Among those arrested are head of dance department Gyaneendra Dutt Vajpeyi, head of tabla department, Manoj Kuma...