MBBS Admission Scam in Mumbai: 9 arrested for cheating parent of Rs 45 lakh

Further, after seeing the advertisement of SEZ Academy, the parent contacted the academy where a female employee invited him to the institute and asked him to bring his cheque book, promising to get him admission. The parent said in his complaint "On November 4, I met Pratiksha Angre, Aradhya Chaturvedi and Ravinder Saket at Saki Naka office, who introduced themselves as leaders of the academy. They demanded Rs 68.50 lakh to ensure admission, saying only one seat was available. I issued a cheque of Rs 5 lakh.", quotes TOI

However, Gaikwad suspected fraudsters and directly contacted the Ashwini Prakash Institute, which confirmed the fraudulent status of SEZ Academy and his daughter's exclusion from the admission list. This was when Gaikwad uncovered the scam and made subsequent attempts to contact the academy which were unsuccessful.

In this regard, the police officer said, "When Gaikwad later visited the academy, he found it closed. He came to know that the accused had cheated several people and defrauded them of Rs 45 lakh. After this, he and eight other victims lodged a complaint."

The police registered an FIR against nine persons on January 6, however, the accused fled after closing their SEZ Academy office, and the police are currently conducting searches.