Overview

• Accountant Dharmnishth Patel of CBS College of Pharmacy and Technology in Faridabad is accused of embezzling Rs 7.46 lakh in student fees.
• An internal audit flagged mismatches between the college’s fee register and its online payment records.
• During questioning, Patel confessed to using the misappropriated funds to recover losses from online gaming.
• Police have charged him under Section 316(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for criminal breach of trust and a court remanded him to judicial custody on June 23.
• College chairperson Amit Kumar filed the FIR and has pledged stricter audits alongside background checks for financial staff.