In Patna, two headmasters and a middleman were arrested on Saturday for their alleged involvement in the recruitment of fake teachers in Samastipur. The arrests followed an investigation by a four-member committee appointed by Samastipur DM Yogendra Singh. The headmasters arrested were Dilip Ram from Purushottampur Primary School and Avinash Kumar Tandon from Navtolia Primary School, along with middleman Parvez Alam. They were apprehended in the Town police station area. A significant fraud was uncovered at Navtolia Primary School, according to police sources. The falsified recruitment led to scrutiny of several other teachers, with 12 reported as being on the run. The police disclosed that the fake appointments were made by manipulating the selection process through the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) counselling. DM Yogendra Singh stated, "Complaints were registered regarding fake appointments in the BPSC TRE-2.0. Biometric thumbprints of candidates were taken after verifying their documents following the BPSC exam results. However, individuals within the education department illicitly appointed fake teachers using the roll numbers and candidate IDs of successful BPSC candidates who did not take up the position." The DM mentioned the establishment of a four-member committee on September 7 to investigate the matter which led to the arrest of the headmasters and the middleman. An individual named Ranjana Kumari at Purushottam Primary School was identified as a fake teacher, and the appointments of Nikhat Parveen and Tanuja Kumari at the same school are being examined. The initial discovery of the appointment fraud occurred at this school, as stated by an official from the Town police station.