Police arrested two professors of the Nationwide Institute of Expertise (NIT-Okay), Surathkal for claiming ₹13.51 lakh for journey, lodging, and every day allowance by submitting cast paperwork to indicate that they attended NCC camps and duties.
The 2 professors have been Affiliate NCC officers of the ‘2 Kar Engr Coy NCC (Army Wing)’ on the institute.
On September 2, P. Sam Johnson of the Division of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, and H. Shivananda Nayaka of the Division of Mechanical Engineering, have been booked below Sections 316 (2) (felony breach of belief), 336 (3) (forgery dedicated with particular intention), 340 (utilizing cast doc), 316 (5) (aggravated type of felony breach of belief by folks in particular locations of excessive duty, and 318 (4) (dishonest) of BNS, 2023.
On September 4, the duo have been arrested.
Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy stated that the accused will likely be produced earlier than a Justice of the Peace.
In his grievance to Surathkal police, the Director of the institute B. Ravi accused P. Sam Johnson of swindling the federal government of ₹12.32 lakh and H. Shivananda Nayaka of ₹1.18 lakh.
He alleged that that they had submitted cast paperwork, together with detailment orders and attendance certificates, to indicate that they attended NCC camps and different duties between Could 5, 2023, and Could 16, 2026. These paperwork have been used to assert journey, lodging, and every day allowances.
In one of many instances, the professors claimed ₹1.18 lakh every as TA, DA, and lodging allowance by submitting the identical faux detailment order and attendance certificates. The claimed to have attended a Pre-Thal Sainik Camp – II in Bengaluru between June 28, 2025 and July 7, 2025.
Forgery uncovered throughout inside audit
The Director of the institute knowledgeable that ‘2 Kar Engr Coy NCC (Military Wing)’ has been performing at NIT-Okay Surathkal since 1963. It’s affiliated with the Mangalore Group, below the Karnataka and Goa Directorate. The unit is run by a Commanding Officer, who’s deputed from the Indian Military, and Affiliate NCC Officers (ANOs), who’re chosen from among the many common college members of the institute.
NIT-Okay undergoes obligatory inside monetary audits, verified by the Comptroller and Auditor Normal (CAG) of India. Throughout such an inside audit, the TA/DA declare payments submitted by the 2 Affiliate NCC Officers (ANOs) of the institute have been discovered to be primarily based on false paperwork. Since this represents a felony offence, a grievance was lodged within the Surathkal Police Station to analyze the matter.
An inside investigation is underway to establish the extent of monetary fraud, and the involvement of others on this matter.
Mr. Ravi stated, “The institute is dedicated to the ideas of MITRA – advantage, integrity, transparency, duty and accountability. The NCC unit of NITK is the satisfaction of the establishment in addition to the area, and should uphold the values of morality, ethics, honesty and integrity.”
The institute has appointed Mohan Lal Meena, Assistant Professor within the Division of Chemical Engineering, because the NCC Care Taker Officer rather than the 2 ANOs. He will likely be functioning below the steerage of Lt. Col. Nikhil Khullar, the Commanding Officer (CO) of the two Kar Engineer Firm NCC at NIT-Okay.
Mr. Meena possesses a ‘C’ certificates. He will likely be present process the coaching vital for his appointment as Affiliate NCC Officer, the Director said.
Printed – September 04, 2026 12:15 pm IST
