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Mumbai: SIT makes first arrest in MBBS admission scam
Updated On: 21 February, 2023 07:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
A real estate agent had conned four people by promising them admission to a top medical college under its management quota
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The accused had promised people admission to the JJ or Grant Medical College. Pic/Shadab Khan
A 35-year-old real estate agent was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Mumbai Crime Branch on Monday for duping MBBS aspirants in the guise of providing them admissions under the management quota, in top Mumbai medical colleges. The accused duped four MBBS aspirants who have cleared NEET, to the tune of in all Rs 1.17 crore. Earlier this month, Special Commissioner of Mumbai Police, Deven Bharti, formed a SIT to investigate cases related to MBBS admission fraud, and around 7 cases were transferred to it. According to the crime branch, the cases were registered at JJ, MRA Marg, and Sion police stations.
The modus operandi
The SIT made its first arrest on Monday; the accused was identified as Ganesh Raokhande, a real estate agent from Chembur. Raokhande was arrested in the JJ or Grant Medical College case, where he duped four MBBS aspirants of Rs 1.17 crore. “He used to collect the data of all aspirants after NEET results and use it to approach their parents on the pretext of providing admission under management quota. He would ask for Rs 40 lakh–Rs 50 lakh from an individual. So far, four victims in the JJ case have come forward. In the other six cases, there are multiple victims,” an officer of the Mumbai Crime Branch said.
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