New Delhi: Outer North District Police have busted a fake admission racket operating in the name of Delhi Technological University (DTU) and arrested three accused, including the alleged mastermind who impersonated a DTU staff member, according to a police note issued on Tuesday. Two of the accused, who were absconding, were arrested from Bhopal on October 26.
The case
- FIR No. 560/2026 under Sections 318(4)/336/338(3)/340(2)/3(5) of the BNS was registered at Shahbad Dairy police station on the complaint of Dr. Kritika Joshi.
- She was allegedly cheated of about ₹8.50 lakh on the pretext of securing her daughter’s admission to DTU, after being lured through online advertisements.
- A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed under ACP/Bawana Gaurav Singh and Shahbad Dairy SHO Inspector Surendra Singh, with SI Ghanshyam, HC Rajesh Malik and HC Pradeep Attri.
How the accused were traced
Police said the SIT used technical surveillance to arrest the main accused, Yashraj Bajpai, who allegedly impersonated a DTU staff member and falsely claimed he could arrange admissions. During police custody remand he named his associates, Sonu alias Yuvraj and Devender Singh. Both were absconding and were traced to Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, where the SIT arrested them on October 26.
Accused
- Yashraj Bajpai, son of Rudra Narayan Bajpai, resident of Shaheed Vihar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Sonu alias Yuvraj, son of Ramakant Sharma, resident of Pune, Maharashtra, aged 32.
- Devender Singh, son of Dinesh Singh, resident of Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, aged 30.
Police said further investigation is under way to establish the accused’s specific roles, trace the cheated money and identify others involved.
