MBBS admission scam busted in Mumbai, 5 arrested

An inter-state gang is busted in Mumbai which was conning students with low NEET marks by promising them MBBS admissions in top medical colleges, 5 gang members were arrested.

Navi Mumbai police have busted a gang who were conning the medical aspirants who scored fewer marks in NEET by assuring them of admission to top medical colleges.

As per the Hindustan Times report, nearly six people have fallen victim to this inter-state scam amounting to INR 3.30 crore. 

The gang presented itself as an organisation which is helping medical students to get admission in management quota using social media. The main target victims were those who scored less on the NEET exam and have slim chances of getting admission.

Milind Bharambe, Navi Mumbai police commissioner, said, “Students, who scored poorly in NEET, would contact them through their advertisement and provide their mobile numbers. One of them would then contact the person and promise admission in any reputed medical college. The gang would then fix a price as per the capacity of the person. On January 13 this year, we got a complaint from a Chhattisgarh resident who was conned in Nerul of INR 33.50 lakh."

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The gang was formed in the year 2017 and included members from different states who are well-educated and some of them have criminal records as well. Those arrested were identified as - Saurabh Krishna Upadhyay (39)Iftekhar Ahmad Mushtaq Ahmad alias Abhay Singh alias Gautam (31), Luv Avadhkishor Gupta (35), Aakib Naushad Ahmad (28), Abhijatya Radhesham Singh (41).

Among those five arrested, one is an MBBS graduate with criminal record. “Though a doctor himself, he never got himself registered and hence, has not practiced as a doctor,” said Tanaji Bhagat, senior police inspector, Nerul Police Station. Other members are qualified engineers without any work experience in engineering.

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