Believe it or not.
A teacher in Uttar Pradesh has been working in 25 schools at the same time.
Working simultaneously in 25 schools, the teacher has earned around Rs one crore over the last one year.
According to reports, the matter came to light after the department started creating database of teachers.
A probe has been ordered against the teacher.
According to the the basic education department, digital database of the teachers are now being created and during this process it was found that the same teacher was employed at 25 different schools across districts in Uttar Pradesh.
Anamika Shukla, a full-time teacher working in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), was found employed at 25 schools, simultaneously.
She was registered as a teacher in districts such as Amethi, Ambedkarnagar, Raebareli, Prayagraj, Aligarh and others.
Despite a digital database in place, she managed to withdraw a salary of around Rs one crore from the department fraudulently for over 13 months till February this year.
Further investigation is underway while an FIR has also been ordered against the teacher.
Anamika Shukla is a native of Mainpuri district as per the records available with the department.
The department has also sent a notice to the accused teacher but there has not been any response from her.
Her salary has been withheld with immediate effect while the Education department is trying to find out if the same bank account was used for the salary transfers from different schools.