Kerala Court Sentences Former Headmaster and Clerk for School Fund Misappropriation

A Vigilance Court in Thiruvananthapuram sentenced former headmaster K Rajan and ex-clerk Riyas Kalam of Kilimanoor Government Higher Secondary School to six years of rigorous imprisonment each for misappropriating school funds. The court imposed a total of 27 years of imprisonment under various charges, to run concurrently, along with a fine of Rs 4.54 lakh. The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau reported that between 2011 and 2015, the accused fraudulently manipulated salary and scholarship payments, misappropriating Rs 7.88 lakh. An FIR was filed in 2021, leading to their conviction.