A court in Guwahati declined the bail plea of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Sewali Devi Sharma on December 16, who was involved in the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) scam.
Assam SCERT Scam
Sewali Devi Sharma was arrested in May 2023 by the Chief Minister’s Special Vigilance Cell in connection to the 105-crore State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) scam.
It may be mentioned that she was arrested along with her son-in-law and contractor, Ajit Pal Singh, at the Cross Lane Hotel in Rajasthan’s Ajmer. Since then, she has been in judicial custody.
According to a notification issued by the Assam government, Sewali Devi Sharma had opened five bank accounts without the approval of the state government during her stint at SCERT.