Man Arrested For Duping Crores Of Rupees From Parents With False Promises Of MBBS Seats

Jacob Thomas (67) was taken into custody by the Thrissur West police for reportedly collecting substantial amounts of money from parents of MBBS aspirants in Kerala.

Kerala man arrested for MBBS seat scam. (Representative Image)

Source : ABPLIVE AI

Thrissur: A resident of Pathanamthitta has been arrested for allegedly duping parents out of crores of rupees by falsely promising MBBS seats at a reputed medical college in Tamil Nadu, police revealed on Sunday. Jacob Thomas (67) was taken into custody by the Thrissur West police for reportedly collecting substantial amounts of money from parents of MBBS aspirants in Kerala and other states last year, as reported by news agency PTI.

He claimed he could secure seats under the staff quota at the medical college, officials said. Thomas was apprehended at Chennai International Airport while attempting to flee to Malaysia, according to the police.

Over the years, Thomas has reportedly been implicated in multiple cases registered at police stations in Thrissur West, Angamaly, Koratty, Pala, Pandalam, and Adoor, officials added.

Previously, four others were arrested in connection with this case, police confirmed.

Six MBBS Candidates Caught With Forged NRI Certificates

Six MBBS aspirants under the non-resident Indian (NRI) quota were found to have submitted forged embassy certificates, with three of them securing seats in self-financing medical colleges, the state selection committee for medical admissions revealed on Friday.

The committee cancelled the MBBS seats allotted to the three candidates and announced that these seats would now be included in the seat matrix for the special stray vacancy round scheduled next week.

Following document verification with respective embassies and consulates, the candidature of all six candidates was cancelled. Embassies in Canada, Dubai, Riyadh, and Jeddah confirmed that the certificates submitted by the candidates were fake. Officials from the embassies have also requested an action taken report from the government.

“We will be initiating legal action against the candidates. Their applications have been declared invalid,” a senior official said. The committee added that replies from a few other embassies are still awaited.