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Gurugram School Principal Arrested For Defrauding Students With Fake CBSE Accreditation, 11 To Miss Board Exam
24htopnews | April 20, 2026 8:10 PM CST

Police arrested Educrust International School principal Riddhima Kataria in a CBSE fraud case. Parents filed FIR after students were denied admit cards, causing 11 to miss board exams. The school allegedly claimed CBSE affiliation up to Class 10 though accredited only till Class 8. Kataria fled to Gujarat and has been booked with management under BNS.

Gurugram: More than a month after Gurugram Police arrested the chairman of a private school for allegedly defrauding students by showing them fake CBSE accreditation up to Class 10, the principal of the school has now been arrested in the same case.

The action followed an FIR filed by the parents of a Class 10 student against the principal, directors and others connected to the Educrust International School in Sector 9B, after she was denied an admit card for her board exams, police said on Sunday.

According to police, the principal, Riddhima Kataria from Basai village, fled to Gujarat after the FIR was lodged, from where she has now been arrested.

The matter first came to light on February 17 when 11 Class 10 students missed their CBSE mathematics board examination after not receiving admit cards, police said.


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