Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Medical Seat Fraudster Arrested After Five Years
A man named Prashant Agarwal was caught after five years for tricking people into paying him lots of money to get into medical colleges.
He even went to a college campus to make it seem real.
The police finally found and arrested him.
Prashant Agarwal arrested for cheating aspiring medical students
Promised admission to top colleges in exchange for money
Victim paid Rs 20 lakh for a seat at D Y Patil College in Mumbai
Case registered in 2020, arrest made in 2023
Agarwal on the run for five years before arrest
- Who
- Prashant Agarwal, a man from Hathras, Uttar Pradesh
- What
- Cheated aspiring medical students and their parents out of money by promising college admissions
- When
- Case registered in 2020, arrest made on November 19, 2023
- Where
- Kerala, with advertisements targeted at regions like Delhi and Noida
- Why
- To fraudulently secure money from students and their parents
- Victim's Location
- Parasuvakkal, Thiruvananthapuram district
- College Promised
- D Y Patil College, Mumbai
- Amount Paid
- Rs 20 lakh
- Arresting Agency
- Kerala Police's special crime branch team
- Arrest Date
- November 19, 2023