In Patna, two headmasters and a middleman have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the recruitment of fake teachers in Samastipur. The arrests were made after a four-member committee, led by Samastipur DM Yogendra Singh, conducted an investigation. The individuals arrested are Dilip Ram, headmaster of Purushottampur Primary School, Avinash Kumar Tandon, headmaster of Navtolia Primary School, and middleman Parvez Alam. They were apprehended in the Town police station area following reports of a major fraud at Navtolia Primary School.

Several teachers are now under scrutiny, with 12 reportedly absconding, due to the discovery of fake recruitment. Police revealed that fake teachers were appointed in place of legitimate candidates selected through BPSC, by manipulating the counseling process. The DM explained that complaints were received about fake appointments in the BPSC TRE-2.0. After verifying the documents of successful BPSC exam candidates, their biometric thumbprints were taken.

The education department personnel fraudulently appointed fake teachers using the roll numbers and candidate IDs of selected BPSC teacher candidates who did not take up their positions. A four-member committee was established on September 7 to investigate the matter. Based on the committee's findings, the headmasters and middleman were arrested.

One individual, Ranjana Kumari, was identified as a fake teacher at Purushottam Primary School. The appointments of teachers Nikhat Parveen and Tanuja Kumari at the same school are currently being investigated. This fraudulent activity was first uncovered at Purushottam Primary School, according to an official from the Town police station.