Amid allegations of irregularities in NEET 2023 carried out by the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA), the Kolkata police on Tuesday arrested the pinnacle of a training centre for allegedly defrauding a medical aspirant by guaranteeing her a seat in a authorities school in West Bengal in change for a big sum of cash.
The sufferer reportedly paid Sourish Ghosh of Bibek Academy of Profession Toppers round Rs 16 lakh however she didn’t get right of entry to any school. As per the police, the accused despatched the complainant pretend paperwork displaying that his daughter’s title had been enlisted for admission to a state-run medical school in West Bengal.
Ghosh and some others have been named within the First Information Report (FIR) registered on the Shakespeare Sarani Police Station below sections 120 b (felony conspiracy), 420 (dishonest), 467 (forgery of precious safety), 468 (forgery for goal of dishonest), 471 (whoever fraudulently or dishonestly makes use of as real any doc) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
“The FIR named the accused individual as being the pinnacle of Bibek Academy of Profession Toppers. Ghosh hatched a felony conspiracy together with his associates and induced the complainant {that a} seat in any authorities medical school can be organized for his daughter and requested the complainant to deposit the required quantity both in money or of their account. The complainant deposited Rs 11,80,000 to the account of the accused individual and in addition handed over Rs. 5,00,000 in money,” mentioned a senior police officer.
The Kolkata police mentioned they’re investigating whether or not the accused is a component of a bigger racket linked to the pan-India NEET irregularities.
After being arrested, Ghosh was produced in a courtroom and remanded to police custody till July 5.