Man arrested for duping people on promise of admission

The complainant paid him more than Rs 20 lakh in cash and through bank after the latter promised to get a seat for his sister in that college under the management quota. However, the accused did not fulfill his promise despite his depositing huge sums totaling Rs 84 lakh in his bank account on different occasions, the complainant added.

Before apprehending the accused in Bangalore, the crime branch scanned the bank records and other evidences, Latifi said. During the preliminary questioning, it was found that he had duped various persons throughout the country on pretext of arranging admissions in engineering and medical colleges, the SSP added.