Medical College Admission Fraud Case: Four Persons Booked In JK For Cheating

Srinagar: Four persons were booked for alleged cheating and criminal conspiracy during admission to medical colleges in Bangladesh, said an official of the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir.

The Crime Branch has submitted a chargesheet before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar against the accused, the official added. The complainant said that he was introduced by his relative Peerzada Aabid to Syed Wasim in Srinagar, who owns the Europe Consultancy Centre for facilitating his son’s admission in Bangladesh Medical College.

In Kashmir, parents send their children to several countries, including Bangladesh for earning medical degrees. They assured the facilitation of admission of the complainant’s son in a medical college in Bangladesh. The complainant was further introduced to Syed Suhail Aijaz and Zaigam Khan who owns Overseas Consultancy, the official said.

According to the police, on their assurances, the complainant paid lakhs of rupees as a fee to be deposited with Park View Medical College in Bangladesh. But investigations revealed that the accused persons fraudulently obtained lakhs of sums but deposited only USD 8,000 (approximately Rs 6.04 lakhs as per 2021 exchange rates) with the college.

"Due to non-payment of the remaining amount, the student was asked to leave the institution," the official added. On the basis of bank records, official communication from the medical college and statements recorded during investigation, the allegations against all four accused persons stands substantiated, the official added.

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