Police on Thursday arrested the principal of Delhi Public School (DPS) near here in Gujarat for violating government norms while leasing out land to controversial self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda for his ashram.
Hitesh Puri, Principal of Delhi Public School (East), located at Hirapur village on Ahmedabad's outskirts, ignored the collectors notification related to the matter, police said.
School authorities failed to produce documents pertaining to informing police after leasing out the land for the ashram of the controversial guru, who has been booked in a criminal case in the city, they said.
Puri was arrested and charged under IPC section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and later released on bail, a police
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