According to a senior official on Monday, the Jabalpur district administration in Madhya Pradesh has filed 11 First Information Reports (FIRs) against school administrators and shop owners for allegedly inflating fees and textbook prices without permission. According to District Collector Deepak Saxena, these institutions unlawfully received Rs 81.3 crore in fees from pupils during the current academic year.

According to him, 11 schools have been fined Rs 22 lakh by the authorities. Superintendent of Police Aditya Pratap Singh stated that twenty people have been arrested in this case thus far. After discovering several inconsistencies between the school administrators and textbook retailers, the district administration took action, Saxena informed the media.