MBBS, BDS Admissions: Assam CID Arrests 'Fraudster' After 8 Years

Guwahati: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam Police has apprehended an accused with regards to a case which was registered against him eight years ago.

The arrest was made on the basis of several complaints made by victims, who accused him of demanding hefty sums of money, in return for admission of their wards to MBBS and BDS courses in the state.

"Accused Vimal Kumar Choudhury of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, accused in CID PS case number 53/2014 under 120(B)/406/420 of IPC, was arrested in the intervening night of May 31 and June 1, 2022 from his hideout in Siliguri, West Bengal in a successful operation led by a team of CID, Assam," said an official statement.

Vimal was presented before the local court for transit remand and he is being brought back to Assam so as to carry out further lawful action against him in connection with the case.

"The accused person published fake advertisements in newspapers with contact details like email and phone numbers for admission into medical and dental colleges. The victims contacted the accused person and paid huge sums for admission of their wards and got duped," the statement added.

The case against Choudhury was registered back in 2014 but the law enforcement bodies were unable to nab him as he went under the radar and went undercover.

The Gauhati High Court kept a close eye on this case vide case number W.A. 161/2019.

As per the High Court's order, a special investigation team (SIT) was set up in March 2021 with regards to the investigation of this case.

"The SIT painstakingly searched for the accused person using various means and ways. Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) under the Union home ministry played a vital role in finding out the accused," the statement further added.

It was discovered from the CCTNS database that another case with similar modus operandi was filed against the accused person at Krishna Nagar Police station of Delhi in 2015.

"Based on the FIR number, searches were made at the website of Delhi High Court for any anticipatory bail application. A bail application of the accused person was found to be rejected by the Delhi High Court vide order dated May 24, 2016," the statement said.

Searches were conducted on the basis of the case details at the e-Court portal of the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) and all the orders pertaining to the Krishna Nagar case were found.

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