Overview
- Police recovered about ₹1.77 crore from a locked room at Harnett English Medium School after the acting principal filed a written complaint and officers searched the campus on Wednesday night.
- Two accounting staff have been arrested and an FIR was registered under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita alleging criminal breach of trust, cheating and related offences.
- Authorities seized school records, computers and hard drives for forensic and financial examination as they try to match the cash with ledger entries and bank deposits.
- Investigators also reported condoms, alcohol bottles and a semi‑furnished room resembling a bedroom on the premises, prompting parental safety concerns and sharper local scrutiny.
- The case has produced partisan accusations against local TMC figures and follows other recent cash recoveries at West Bengal institutions, increasing the likelihood of wider probes and administrative reviews of school finances.