Ghaziabad, Feb 19 (PTI) Four minors, including the son of an army officer, were held for their alleged involvement in about 20 chain snatching cases, police said here today. "The four were held soon after they snatched a chain of a woman in Kavi Nagar area and were making an effort to escape on two motorcycles," SHO Kavi Nagar Avneesh Gautam said. The four are Class XI students of reputed public schools. "One is the son of an army officer, while another's father is a senior government official and two belong to business families," Gautam said. They were later sent to juvenile remand home in Meerut, he said.
Independent Schools’ Federation of India is observing a ‘token strike’ on Thursday against the district administration’s order to set up the committee to scrutinise their accounts. The committee is to look into the schools’ accounts and investigate other complaints forwarded by parents and associations. An association of private schools in Ghaziabad has decided to shut nearly 128 schools on Thursday as a mark of protest against the district administration’s decision to set up a committee to inquire into allegations of the unjustified fee hike. The committee comprises the additional district magistrate (finance), district inspector of schools and the basic education officer. The president of the Independent Schools’ Federation of India (ISFI) on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the district officials and said that 128 private schools will observe a ‘token strike’ on Thursday against the district administration’s order to set up the committee. The committee is to look in...
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