Great Patna admission scam

Absconding man from Bihar duped students of lakhs of rupees after promising them management seats at K J Somaiya CollegeThe police are looking for a 35-year-old man from Patna who's duped at least five students from all over India of Rs 34 lakh by falsely promising them admission to K J Somaiya College in Vidya Vihar.Shashi Shekhar Sharma (35) used flashy means to lure students to Mumbai (see sketches alongside). He would first advertise promised admissions on the website of his institute, Wise Path Educational Trust (www.wisepath.co.in), said investigating officer V S Shinde of Tilak Nagar police station.u00a0There, he had put up pictures of Somaiya College saying it offered courses in retail, financial and event management and business and media. Once a student contacts Shashi Shankar Sharma for admissions, he sends a fancy car to the airport to pick him up. Sharma then gives the student a personal tour of the K J Somaiya College. Then, with an assurance of admission, he asks the student to make a demand draft of about Rs 6 lakh in favour of the college so that his credentials are not doubted. The police believe Sharma may have had a parallel account in the name of Somaiya College to pocket the money.Jailed in 2008Investigations have revealed that Sharma was previously arrested in 2008 where he had duped a Jaipur-based businessman of Rs 12 lakh after promising his son and nephew medical seats at the college.u00a0Also, all the numbers on the website are not reachable, said Shinde.Shinde said a police team is ready to leave for Bihar.u00a0We have got good response from victims and hope others too come forward, added Shinde. But the Patna police are unaware of the matter.u00a0I have no idea of the crime, said Dy SP Shailesh Kumar Sinha (law and order) from Patna city. u00a0