<p>Delhi Police have unearthed a racket in which a gang promised admission in Delhi University’s Maulana Azad Medical College on a payment of Rs 70-80 lakh. The investigating officers are probing if the gang’s claims were genuine.<br /><br /></p>.<p>It came to the fore when a Shahdara-based doctor approached police, claiming to have been cheated on promises of his daughter’s admission.<br /><br />“The complainant met the gang members in 2013. He paid over Rs 11 lakh in two years, but no admission was provided,” said a police officer. The man has named four men.<br /><br />He lives with his wife and 19-year-old daughter. <br />The girl had cleared class 12 in 2013 and had appeared for All India Pre-Medical / Pre-Dental Entrance Test (AIPMT) entrance examination.<br /><br />During that period, the man met the gang leader for the first time at a cafe in Connaught Place. <br /><br />He claimed to be a very influential person, capable of getting students admitted to medical colleges and other institutions of Delhi University through his network. <br /> <br />“During the course of conversation, they convinced me that they can get the admission of my daughter done in MAMC. I was told that Rs 70-80 lakh will have to be paid on admission,” the man stated in his complaint.<br /><br />He deposited Rs 6.5 lakh in a bank account maintained in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district in July 2013. <br /><br />No admission was provided that year, but the gang claimed that it would be done next year.<br /><br />On the basis of the promises, he made another payment of Rs 5 lakh cash in August 2014. “They returned Rs 2.80 lakh in November 2014, but did not provide any admission,” the officer added.<br /><br />The man had initially filed a complaint with Shahdara police station. <br />When no action was initiated, he went on to approach the top brass of Delhi Police. An e-mail was also sent to Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi.<br /><br />A case under sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code was filed on Friday. “We are probing the allegations,” the officer said.<br /><br />Last year, Delhi Police had also arrested four men for helping 25 students secure admissions in 10 Delhi University colleges.<br /><br />Apart from Maulana Azad Medical College, two other medical colleges are affiliated to Delhi University - Lady Hardinge Medical College and University College of Medical Sciences.<br /></p>
<p>Delhi Police have unearthed a racket in which a gang promised admission in Delhi University’s Maulana Azad Medical College on a payment of Rs 70-80 lakh. The investigating officers are probing if the gang’s claims were genuine.<br /><br /></p>.<p>It came to the fore when a Shahdara-based doctor approached police, claiming to have been cheated on promises of his daughter’s admission.<br /><br />“The complainant met the gang members in 2013. He paid over Rs 11 lakh in two years, but no admission was provided,” said a police officer. The man has named four men.<br /><br />He lives with his wife and 19-year-old daughter. <br />The girl had cleared class 12 in 2013 and had appeared for All India Pre-Medical / Pre-Dental Entrance Test (AIPMT) entrance examination.<br /><br />During that period, the man met the gang leader for the first time at a cafe in Connaught Place. <br /><br />He claimed to be a very influential person, capable of getting students admitted to medical colleges and other institutions of Delhi University through his network. <br /> <br />“During the course of conversation, they convinced me that they can get the admission of my daughter done in MAMC. I was told that Rs 70-80 lakh will have to be paid on admission,” the man stated in his complaint.<br /><br />He deposited Rs 6.5 lakh in a bank account maintained in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district in July 2013. <br /><br />No admission was provided that year, but the gang claimed that it would be done next year.<br /><br />On the basis of the promises, he made another payment of Rs 5 lakh cash in August 2014. “They returned Rs 2.80 lakh in November 2014, but did not provide any admission,” the officer added.<br /><br />The man had initially filed a complaint with Shahdara police station. <br />When no action was initiated, he went on to approach the top brass of Delhi Police. An e-mail was also sent to Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi.<br /><br />A case under sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code was filed on Friday. “We are probing the allegations,” the officer said.<br /><br />Last year, Delhi Police had also arrested four men for helping 25 students secure admissions in 10 Delhi University colleges.<br /><br />Apart from Maulana Azad Medical College, two other medical colleges are affiliated to Delhi University - Lady Hardinge Medical College and University College of Medical Sciences.<br /></p>
