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Bengal: Kerala man arrested for duping Durgapur student of Rs 9.92 lakh with UK university admission promise

Durgapur, Nov 13 (UNI) A 38-year-old man from Kerala was arrested for allegedly cheating a Durgapur student of Rs 9.92 lakh by promising her admission to Bradford University in England for Rs 10 lakh.
The accused was traced to Bengaluru by police from the City Centre Police Outpost and brought to Durgapur.
The accused, Anushankar Chalbana Prabhakaran, a resident of Ernakulam, was produced before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court in Durgapur on Friday and remanded to 10 days of police custody.
According to police, the victim, a resident of City Centre, had completed her BSc from Vivekananda Global University in Jaipur, Rajasthan, and wanted to pursue an MSc in Forensic Science. She came in contact with Anushankar through her roommate in Jaipur. He allegedly claimed to have contacts at Bradford University and offered to arrange her admission for Rs 10 lakh, against an estimated total cost of Rs 20 lakh.
Trusting his claims, the student's family transferred Rs 9.92 lakh to him in three RTGS instalments. Anushankar later asked her to travel to Delhi for visa-related formalities. However, according to her parents, who live in the SAIL Cooperative Township, he switched off his mobile phone on the day she was scheduled to leave.
Following an FIR lodged in August, police launched a technical investigation that led them to Bengaluru two days ago.
Meanwhile, the student has secured admission to a university in Himachal Pradesh, her father told The Statesman on Friday.
"The racket is spread across several states. Anushankar is the kingpin who lures meritorious students with foreign degree and job promises," said Gopal Patra, in-charge of the City Centre Police Outpost.
He added that the accused would be interrogated to gather details about his alleged associates.
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