Kumar Rajiv Nayan

Buxar : The Buxar DM has directed the District Education Officer (DEO), Buxar, to realise Rs 44 lakh from a teacher posted at Primary School, Manoharpur under Rajpur Block in the district, which he had allegedly taken fraudulently. The DM has also ordered to file Certificate case against the then District Superintendent of Education (DSE), Buxar, then Block Education Officer (BEO), Rajpur, and then Drawing and Dispersing Officer (DDO).for realization of government money.

Vijay Narayan Pandey, an Assistant Teacher at Primary School, Manoharpur, under Rajpur Block in Buxar District in South Bihar  and a resident of village Magraon village, lives at village Dadura where he has a piece of land. He was made named accused in the murder of Nathuni Tiwari of Dadura village on November 6, 1991. Venktesh Tiwari, son of the deceased, had lodged a named FIR against five persons including Vijay Narayan Pandey and his brother Rameshwar Pandey in connection with the murder murder of his father.

Vijay Narayan Pandey, however, got anticipatory bail from a Buxar Court and continued in his job as teacher and was paid regularly. Meanwhile, the Additional District and Session Judge III, Buxar Civil Court, awarded life imprisonment to all the named accused including Vijay Kumar Pandey on September 25, 2007. He was sent to jail but he concealed the fact from officials of the education department. He got bail in the year 2009 and with the support of the officials of the education department he joined the Primary School, Manoharpur, once again and drew his salary for 10 years till his retirement. He retired on June 31, 2019, and also got some retiral benefits. In the meantime, the matter came out of the closet and reached the Divisional Commissioner through District Public Grievance Redressal Officer and he  ordered inquiry into the matter.

During inquiry, all irregularities were detected after which Buxar DM Aman Sameer ordered realisation of about Rs 44.43 lakh from  Pandey allegedly paid to him illegally as salary. The DM also ordered to file Certificate Case against the teacher Vijay Narayan Pandey