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Medical Admissions Scam
Raids are underway by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at five locations in and around Kolkata on Tuesday in connection with its probe into the alleged irregularities in admission to private medical colleges under the non-resident Indian (NRI) quota, an official said. ED sleuths started simultaneous raids in the Ballygunge area in the southern part of the city and New Town on the outskirts of the eastern metropolis, he said. "We are conducting raids in connection with the irregularities in NRI quota admissions. There is a coaching centre in New Town which is being searched," a senior ED official said. The central probe agency is investigating whether documents were forged to create false NRI credentials for admission of local Indian students in medical colleges in Odisha's Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested B Madan of Vendhar Movies under PMLA.ED said that he was arrested for cheating public of Rs 91 crore in the guise of medical seats admissions.It may be noted, last year, Madhan, who is also Tamil producer, was arrested after five months of hiding in a medical admission alleged scam.Enforcement Directorate, Chennai said that Madan of Vendhar movies under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002(PMLA) in connection with the cheating of public to the tune of Rs 91 croree in the guise of medical admissions in SRM Group of Institutions. It was alleged he collected a huge capitation fee from the parents of MBBS aspirants after promising them admission in the medical college of SRM Group.He allegedly failed to ensure the seats promised to students who paid crores of money following a tussle between the family members of SRM owner T R Pachamuthu, reportedly over his influence in the decision-making powers in SRM Group, according .