A 51-year-old man accused of cheating parents by promising MBBS admissions in medical colleges has been arrested by Mumbai Police after allegedly evading law enforcement agencies for 12 years. According to police, the accused was wanted in nearly 20 cases registered across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
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Officials said the arrest was the result of a six-month-long operation involving technical surveillance, intelligence gathering, and information received from informants. Investigators tracked the accused’s movements across multiple locations before finally apprehending him in Mumbai.
The case came to light after a complainant approached Sir J.J. Marg Police Station in Mumbai, alleging that the accused had taken ₹42 lakh from him by falsely promising to secure an MBBS seat for his son at a medical college in Kalwa, Thane. The promised admission never materialized.
Based on the complaint, police registered a case under charges related to cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy. During the investigation, officers found that the accused had been frequently changing locations and living under the radar to avoid arrest.
Police teams followed leads across Rajasthan, Gujarat, Lonavala, and Mahabaleshwar as part of the manhunt. According to investigators, the accused narrowly escaped an operation conducted by Uttarakhand Police in Mahabaleshwar before fleeing to Mumbai.
Authorities later discovered that he was hiding in a residential building in Mumbai’s Agripada area. Acting on specific intelligence, police laid a trap and monitored his movements for several hours. Officers deployed in plain clothes eventually arrested him at an opportune moment.
During interrogation, investigators found that the accused was allegedly linked to at least 18 to 20 similar fraud cases. Of these, eight cases were reportedly registered in Maharashtra alone. Police also learned that a local court in Jalgaon had previously declared him a proclaimed offender.
Investigators believe the number of victims could be significantly higher than currently known. According to officials, the accused allegedly targeted parents desperate to secure medical admissions for their children, exploiting the intense competition and limited availability of MBBS seats.
Education experts note that the high demand for medical education often creates opportunities for fraudsters who promise guaranteed admissions in exchange for large sums of money. They advise parents and students to rely only on official counselling processes and authorised admission channels.
Police are now examining the accused’s financial transactions, possible associates, and links to other cases registered in different states. Authorities have informed police departments where cases against him are pending, and further investigations are underway to determine whether he was part of a larger admission racket and identify any additional individuals involved in the alleged fraud network.
