Bengaluru businessman duped of Rs 25 lakh in KIMS MBBS admission fraud, accused absconding
Karnataka: In the MBBS admission fraud case, a 45-year-old businessman was allegedly duped of Rs 25 Lakh by three men who promised to secure an MBBS seat for his daughter at the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS).
The accused took the money last year, but neither secured the seat nor returned the money.
The accused have been identified. On February 28, the victim filed a complaint at the Banashankari police station. The main accused allegedly claimed to be the president of KIMS.
According to a TOI media news report, in June 2025, the businessman came into contact with one of the accused through an acquaintance, another accused person in the case. The two reportedly met at the Hazrat Yaqeen Shah Wali Dargah in Sampangiramnagar. During the meeting, they introduced Babu to the kingpin over the phone, who assured him that he could secure a medical seat for his daughter.
After a telephone conversation, he and his son went to meet the key accused at KIMS in Banashankari Phase 2 on June 24. His daughter, after completing her PUC, took the National Level Test (NLT) with the intention of pursuing an MBBS degree.
The man met them in a conference hall inside the campus, introduced himself as the "President," and reportedly convinced the businessman of his credentials by showing her an identity card. He then allegedly took the girl's original SSLC and PUC mark cards, her NLT examination certificate, and her PAN card.
The next day, he was asked to meet the accused at a hotel near Basaveshwara Circle, where they told him he would need to make a donation of ₹25 Lakhs to secure a seat. Trusting their confidence, he began making payments in instalments. He initially transferred ₹50,000 through a digital payment application that same day, followed by ₹10 lakh in multiple bank transfers to Sharath between June 26 and July 4 last year.
The complainant alleged that after receiving these payments, the accused presented him with fake receipts, allegedly issued by a state government department, claiming they were genuine and convinced him to pay the remaining amount. Subsequently, the remaining ₹15 Lakhs was allegedly paid in cash to the 3 main accused persons on July 4, September 27, and December 25.
Despite receiving 25 Lakhs rupees, the accused neither secured the promised medical seat nor returned the money. The complainant later learned that the man was not the president of KIMS, as claimed. Alleging that the three had intended to defraud him from the outset with false promises, he contacted the police.
A case has been registered under sections 318 (cheating), 319 (cheating by impersonation), 336 (forgery) and 340 (making a forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine) of the Indian Penal Code. However, the accused are absconding.
