Delhi Police has arrested a man from Ranchi for allegedly duping 70 students of a coaching institute of over Rs 1 crore by promising them admissions in premier Merchant Navy institutes of Kolkata and Mumbai . The accused, Vikas Kumar 28, promised admissions in institutes like METRI (Maritime Educational Trainee and Research Institute) and General Purpose Rating Course (GPR Course), which are mandatory for getting jobs in merchant navy.
Kumar, a former merchant navy official and son of a retired principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya, was caught from his in-laws' residence at Ranchi following investigations into a complaint filed by a south Delhi based institute. DCP Chhaya Sharma said, "On July 21, Vinod Rana, director of IPMT, IPSR and IPSR Maritime, approached police seeking to register a case against Kumar. Rana's institute provides coaching to students to crack entrance tests for merchant navy. Rana claimed that Kumar came to his office and admitted of having good connections with prestigious institutes in Kolkata and Mumbai" .
Kumar told Rana he had got 30 students admitted and asked him to send 70 more students for admission in Kolkata and Mumbai. He even asked to transfer the money in two different accounts. "Rs 1.05 crore was transferred to his account . On Kumar's assurance, the institute sent 70 students along with the principal of Institute . In July, the students approached the institute and informed that Kumar was nowhere to be found," said Sharma. "He had switched off his mobile and was not even at his residence. It also came to light that he was using mobile numbers of different states ," Sharma added.
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