India, July 28 -- A Tamil Nadu court on Tuesday sentenced two school officials to four years in jail for fabricating records in order to siphon government funds. As per reports, the correspondent and headmistress of a government-aided school in Tamil Nadu were accused of fabricating the records of 187 students in the recently busted 'ghost student scam.'

An official release from the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) in Vellore identified the convicted as Karunagara Sanjeev Doss, correspondent, and Alice Thabitha Vijay Kumari, Headmistress of Vitva Ratna Villa Government Aided Primary School. As per news agency PTI, the school officials were also fined Rs.35,000 and Rs.40,000, respectively.

Based on the DVAC report, the...