With the arrest of four persons of an EWS quota admission racket today, the Crime Branch has claimed a breakthrough in its two-year long investigation into allegations of irregularities in admissions on the seats meant for poor.
The seats under Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category were sold to rich admission seekers by the arrested module. They used to charge between Rs 3-5 lakh from the parents.
Admissions were given on forged documents including residence proof and income certificate, said Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime).
Data of such admissions from schools were sought and the EWS certificates were also verified from the concerned SDM offices.
"Many of the EWS certificates used in the admission process were found to be fake and forged in the probe," he said.
During the long process of data collection from schools and verification of EWS certificates from SDM offices the touts got alert and went underground, he said.
The cops verified a total of 250 fake EWS certificates that were used for admissions to top notch schools including DPS Rohini, Vasant Kunj, RK Puram, Mathura Road, Ryan International School, Montfort School, Ashok Vihar; GD Goyenka, Rohini and Bal Bharti School, Pitampura, said the Joint Commissioner of Police.
Verification of the EWS certificates used for admissions in many other schools is still under process. Authorities of schools whose names figured in police investigations could not be reached for their comment.
The Crime Branch arrested tout Anil Kumar from Buddha Vihar on specific input. He led to the arrest of Sudama Singh and Dharam Singh who used to provide forged documents for admissions.
The arrested mastermind of the busted module Mukesh Sharma revealed during investigation that he had a MSc (Zoology) degree and worked as a tutor.
Further investigation regarding the possible connivance of the school administration is being probed and other modules operating in various schools are also being identified by the team, the officer added.
