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Delhi Fake UPSC / Coaching Fraud

According to reports, two major developments involving coaching institutes in Delhi emerged, centered around financial fraud and tragic safety violations. In the first matter, the Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) of Delhi arrested nine people, including institute owners, directors, and staff, for an alleged financial scam worth ₹37.20 crore. Investigators stated that these institutes produced fake student documents and maintained duplicate records to siphon off government funds under the Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana between 2018 and 2021. The scheme was intended to provide coaching fees and stipends for SC, ST, OBC, and EWS category students.

State

Delhi

First reported

July 2024

Estimated victims

10,000+

Amount alleged

₹500+ Cr (alleged)

Agencies involved

Delhi Anti Corruption Branch (ACB), Delhi Police, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

Arrests in scholarship scam

9 individuals

Arrests in flooding incident

7 individuals

Casualties in flooding incident

3 UPSC aspirants

Status

Accused in the scholarship scam remanded to judicial custody; flooding case transferred to CBI

The full story

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In the second matter, civil services aspirants staged prolonged protests following the deaths of three students who lost their lives on July 27 when rainwater flooded the basement library of a coaching institute in Old Rajinder Nagar. The victims included two women and one man. Protesting students demanded transparency, accountability regarding drainage systems, and improved safety measures. The Delhi High Court subsequently transferred the investigation of the basement flooding incident to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), while Delhi Police arrested seven people, including the coaching centre owner and coordinator, on charges including culpable homicide.

Authorities and municipal bodies took several administrative steps following these incidents. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) began sealing the basements of various coaching centres for violating building bye-laws by using them for commercial purposes. Additionally, the Delhi Mayor ordered the establishment of four public libraries named after the deceased students in areas including Rajinder Nagar and Mukherjee Nagar. Meanwhile, representatives of the coaching institutes denied the financial fraud allegations, and a court granted bail to an SUV driver initially accused of contributing to the basement flooding.

Not yet reported: The articles do not specify the final legal verdicts or court penalties for the arrested coaching owners and staff.

Where the case stands

The latest position in the reports we read.

The nine individuals arrested in the coaching scholarship scam were sent to 14 days in judicial custody, while the investigation into the student deaths in Old Rajinder Nagar was transferred to the CBI.

Who was affected

Described in general terms; we do not name victims.

Over 22,000 students listed under a welfare scholarship scheme whose records were misused, and three civil services aspirants who lost their lives in a flooded basement along with their protesting peers.

Timeline

Key dates as reported, oldest first.

2018 to 2021Funds under the Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana were allegedly siphoned off using fake documents.

August prior to arrestsThe Delhi government's department of SC/ST welfare filed a complaint with the ACB following an audit.

July 27Three civil services aspirants died after a basement library at a coaching institute was flooded during heavy rain.

April 29The ACB arrested nine individuals in connection with the ₹37.20 crore coaching scholarship scam.

How the scam worked

The method described in the reports.

Institutes enrolled fake or duplicate student profiles on paper to claim government funds under the welfare scheme.
Operators submitted lists containing identical student names across two or more coaching institutes to fraudulently maximize payouts.
Institutes failed to maintain separate bank accounts as mandated for the scheme.
Operators forged admission documents and withheld stipend amounts that were supposed to be disbursed to students.
Some institutes improperly diverted enrolled students to local tuitions in violation of scheme rules.

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Sources and further reading

Optional. The full story is above; these are the original reports it was prepared from.

hindustantimes.comOriginal report business-standard.comOriginal report Primary source / searchOpens via Google News 3 Delhi coaching centre owners among 9 held in ₹37-crore scam | Latest News Delhi - Hindustan Times

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