UP Ayush admission scam: STF arrests director of a private hospital in Mirzapur

Dr Ritu Garg, the Director of Santushti Ayurvedic Medical College in Mirzapur was arrested by the Special Task Force (UPSTF) in UP for allegedly facilitating the admission of undeserving candidates by forging the NEET merit list in connivance with former Ayurveda director SN Singh and counselling in charge Umakant Yadav.

In the Uttar Pradesh Ayush admission scam, as many as 14 people has been arrested till now since November last year. Now the owner of a private medical college and hospital in Mirzapur was arrested by the Special Task Force (UPSTF) probing the scam.

Dr Ritu Garg, the Director of Santushti Ayurvedic Medical College in Mirzapur was arrested from her Varanasi residence for allegedly facilitating admission of non-deserving candidates by forging the NEET merit list, in connivance with former director, ayurveda, SN Singh, and counselling in-charge, Umakant Yadav, said an STF official, as reported by Hindustan Times.

She was brought to Lucknow to be presented before the Anti-Corruption Court in Lucknow and the court sent her to 14 days’ judicial custody till March 13, he added.

Reportedly, more than 100 non-deserving candidates were given admission to the college by forging the NEET merit list and many of the students had not even appeared in NEET. The Ayush admissions were done based on NEET 2021.

Till now, in this scam, the STF has already filed a chargesheet against 15 people, including Prof Dr SN Singh, former director (ayurveda services) and Umakant Yadav, officer-in-charge, directorate of education (ayurveda services) on February 14. 

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