Archive · 23 Jun 2025
College Accountant Arrested for Embezzling Student Fees
A college accountant named Dharmnishth Patel was caught taking money from students' fees.
Instead of putting the money in the college's bank account, he used it for online gaming.
The college found out when they compared the fee records and online payments, and they noticed a difference.
After the college complained, the police arrested Patel and put him in jail.
He said he started working at the college six months ago and lost money playing online games.
He used the student's fees to keep playing and make up for his losses.
College accountant arrested for embezzling Rs 7.46 lakh of student fees.
The accountant, Dharmnishth Patel, did not deposit fees into the college account.
The issue was discovered when fee register and online records mismatched.
Patel admitted to using the money to cover losses from online gaming.
Patel was arrested on Sunday and sent to judicial custody.
- Who
- Dharmnishth Patel, the college accountant.
- What
- Accountant arrested for embezzling student fees.
- When
- Arrested on Sunday; the accountant joined the college six months prior.
- Where
- CBS College of Pharmacy and Technology in Immamuddinpur, Tigaon area, Faridabad.
- Why
- Patel embezzled funds to cover online gaming losses.
- Accused
- Dharmnishth Patel
- College
- CBS College of Pharmacy and Technology
- Location
- Immamuddinpur, Tigaon, Faridabad
- Amount Embezzled
- Rs 7.46 lakh
- Reason for Embezzlement
- To cover online gaming losses
- Status
- Sent to judicial custody