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Staged Kidnapping Exposes Fake University Operating From Farm
Police in Uttar Pradesh were investigating a kidnapping claim.
They found that the kidnapping had been faked by Satendra Kumar.
He allegedly did this because students wanted their admission money back.
The investigation then uncovered a fake university on a farm.
The university promised courses but students never attended classes there.
It allegedly gave students fake documents and degrees.
Police arrested five people connected with the operation.
They also found fake cards, receipts, seals, marksheets, and other papers.
The investigation is still continuing.
Etah police arrested five people after uncovering a fake university operating since 2022.
The institution allegedly collected fees for courses including D Pharma, BPharma, and BSc nursing.
Police said manager Satendra Kumar staged his kidnapping to avoid refunding students’ money.
The institute operated from a 10-room building on a four-bigha farm without laboratories or classes.
Investigators seized forged academic records, identity cards, receipts, question papers, seals, and marksheets.
- Who
- Etah police arrested Satendra Kumar, Narendra alias Pappu, Bhagwan Das, Mohammad Sharif Qureshi, and Gaurav Agarwal.
- What
- Police uncovered an alleged fake university and college scam linked to a staged kidnapping case.
- Where
- The alleged institution, BS College and University, operated from a farm in Mehmoodpur Nagaria village in Etah district, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The institution allegedly operated since 2022; police were informed on Wednesday, September 16, and made the arrests on Saturday.
- Why
- Police said the kidnapping was staged to avoid returning money to students whose admissions had been cancelled or who sought refunds.
Key facts
- Institution
- BS College and University
- Location
- A single-storey, 10-room building on about four bighas in Mehmoodpur Nagaria village
- Courses advertised
- D Pharma, BPharma, and BSc nursing
- Registered students
- 54 in the current session
- Arrests
- Five people
- Alleged operation period
- Since 2022
- Evidence seized
- A laptop, four fake bank cheques, forged student records, seals, receipts, question papers, and marksheets
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