Delhi cyber police bust ₹1.34 crore college admission scam

Dwarka cyber police have uncovered a large-scale college admission scam that targeted parents of Class 12 graduates, promising seats in top institutions in exchange for large sums of money.

Two men, identified as 35-year-old BTech graduate Kushagra Srivastava and 32-year-old commerce graduate Chinmay Singha, were arrested from Indirapuram, Ghaziabad.

Authorities seized ₹1.34 crore in cash, along with six high-end mobile phones and laptops.

Police said the gang presented themselves as admission consultants for reputed universities, claiming they could secure seats in medical and engineering colleges through management quotas.

Families were asked to pay lakhs of ₹ before the accused vanished.

The scam came to light after a female head constable filed a complaint. She had received an SMS claiming her son could gain admission to IP University through a management quota.

When she contacted the number, she was directed to an office at Bhandari House, Nehru Place.

A deal of ₹3.5 lakh was agreed upon, and she paid ₹2.3 lakh on July 29. Soon after, the fraudsters switched off their phones and vacated the office.

Further investigation revealed that at least 31 complaints had already been lodged against the group, which were later transferred to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW).

Dwarka cyber police said they tracked the accused using digital footprints, financial records, and technical surveillance.

Authorities confirmed that the network behind the scam is still under investigation, and the seized cash has been reported to the Income Tax Department.