Police have registered a First Information Report against a junior advisor posted in the PhD section of Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University (CSVTU), Bhilai, in connection with an alleged fee embezzlement scam involving PhD scholars. The case pertains to the illegal collection of submission fees from research students and the issuance of fake receipts, resulting in a confirmed financial loss of ₹9.44 lakh to the university.