Archive · 14 Aug 2025
Woman Arrested for School Admission Scam in Kolkata
Imagine a mom wanted her son to go to a special school.
She met a woman named Shiela who said she could help.
Shiela took the mom's money, about ₹12.47 lakh, and gave her fake papers that looked like her son was accepted.
The mom found out it was a trick!
Shiela was arrested for making the fake papers and taking the money.
The police say the mom paid through online transfers, cash, and checks.
Two other people are also involved but haven't been caught yet.
The police warn parents to be careful and go straight to the school instead of using a middleman.
A woman, Shiela Swamy, was arrested for allegedly forging school admission documents.
The accused is charged with cheating a parent out of ₹12.47 lakh for a school admission.
The victim believed the forged documents secured her son's admission to the school.
The accused received funds through UPI transactions, cash, and cheques from the complainant.
Two other suspects, including her husband, are still at large.
- Who
- Shiela Swamy, also known as Margaret Xavier, was arrested. The victim was Shomaila Asif.
- What
- A woman was arrested for allegedly forging school admission documents and cheating a parent out of money.
- When
- Shiela Swamy was arrested on Tuesday.
- Where
- Kasba apartment in Kolkata.
- Why
- The accused allegedly forged documents to convince the parent of her son's school admission in exchange for money.
- Accused Name
- Shiela Swamy (Margaret Xavier)
- Charges
- Forging documents and cheating
- Amount Cheated
- ₹12.47 lakh
- Payment Methods
- UPI transactions, cash, cheques
- Location of Arrest
- Kasba, Kolkata
- Co-accused
- Two (including husband), at large