Mumbai Police Uncover Fake Admission Racket at Somaiya Colleges

Three individuals, including two clerks, arrested for forging documents to secure admissions for ineligible students at Somaiya Vidyavihar University

Somaiya Vidyavihar University institutions canceled the admissions of 47 Class 11 students after discovering forged documents during a routine verification process.
The scam involved fake grade sheets and school-leaving certificates, with parents paying up to Rs 2 lakh per student for fraudulent admissions under a supposed 'management quota.'
Three individuals, including two clerks from Somaiya colleges and a middleman, have been arrested, while three others remain wanted by the police.
The accused exploited a loophole in the online admission process, manually entering fake data for students from non-SSC boards such as CBSE, ICSE, IB, and IGCSE.
Legal actions are underway against both the implicated staff members and the parents involved, with police continuing to investigate the scale of the operation and potential previous instances of fraud.