JNU professor suspended over demand of ₹1.8 crore for favourable NAAC report

| 4 Feb 2025 10:17 AM IST

Rajeev Sijariya, arrested in the NAAC bribery case, allegedly brokered a deal for ₹1.8 crore for a favourable report, settling for ₹28 lakh.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has suspended Rajeev Sijariya, a professor, who was arrested by the CBI in a bribery case linked to the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

The FIR in the case mentions that Sijariya, arrested by the CBI, was among 10 people detained in the NAAC bribery case.

It alleges that the NAAC inspection team demanded ₹1.8 crore from Andhra Pradesh's Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (KLEF) for a favourable report,

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