India, Dec. 1 -- A compensation and reimbursement scam worth Rs.59.28 lakh has been uncovered at Punhana's Singar Government Senior Secondary School, where three former employees allegedly syphoned off funds meant for educational purposes between 2016 and 2019, police said on Sunday.

The case surfaced after a complaint by former mathematics teacher Hamid Hussain triggered a formal inquiry.

Police said an FIR was registered on Friday against then-Drawing and Treasury Officer (DTO) Mohammed Ali, Messenger Wahid Ahmed, and an SS Master of the school. A senior official at the Bichhor police station said Hussain discovered that Rs.2.36 lakh in arrears and educational allowance had been withdrawn in his name after he was transferred to anothe...