Alleged irregularities in NRI quota medical admissions- ED begins fresh raids in Kolkata

Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has begun fresh search operations at several locations in Kolkata over alleged irregularities in private medical college admissions under the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quota.

Speaking to UNI, official sources said that the Kolkata bureau of the federal agency started the search operations from early in the morning at New Town, Kareya and Ballygunge and some other places into the offices and houses of middlemen, who allegedly minted money by facilitating aspirant students into MBBS in different private medical institutions

The ED officials had assembled at the CGO office early in the morning and fanned out in different groups along with the Central armed forces.

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They said CRPF jawans were seen guarding around the search operation locations of alleged middlemen, who were involved in the NRI quota admission process against huge sum of money into the private medical colleges.

Sources said the ED’s investigation was triggered by a complaint lodged at a police station in the northern outskirts of Kolkata.

The complaint alleged that fake NRI certificates were being used to secure admissions under the reserved quota in several private medical colleges.

These fraudulent activities allowed ineligible candidates to obtain seats under the NRI quota despite not being NRIs.

In February, ED carried out raids and searches at 8 Private Medical Colleges at six locations in West Bengal in connection with irregularities in admissions to private medical colleges under the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quota. The six locations include Kolkata and adjoining South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts.

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