India, March 17 -- The Nashik Road Police Station has registered an FIR against 1,530 teachers and non-teaching staff in the fake Shalarth ID scam, where the accused allegedly used bogus IDs on the Shalarth portal to receive salaries from the government. The fraud took place in Nashik division between 2019 and 2025.

The FIR also has the names of three former deputy directors of education and the then pay squad superintendent. The authorities have alleged that the accused cheated the government of nearly Rs.150 crore over the past six years.

The scam was first reported in the Nagpur division in 2024, where fake approvals, bogus Shalarth IDs and fraudulent Teacher Eligibility Test certificates were discovered. Several criminal cases were ...