Ahmedabad School Principal Loses ₹22.75 lakh in MBBS Admission Scam

Cyber Cell books two men accused of promising a government medical college seat to the principal’s daughter using purported official documents

An Ahmedabad school principal allegedly lost ₹22.75 lakh to two men who promised to secure his daughter’s admission to an MBBS course at a government medical college. The alleged fraud came to light when officials at B J Medical College reportedly informed the family that the allotment letter issued in the 17-year-old’s name was fake, according to a police complaint.

The complainant, Satishbhai Shankarbhai Patel, 41, principal of Matrushree M P Shah Secondary School, approached the police after the family visited the college on October 7 to verify the document ahead of the admission deadline.

Facebook reel leads daughter to MBBS consultancy

Patel’s daughter, Gyani, had passed Class XII in the science stream and cleared the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). She came across a Facebook reel promoting a consultancy called PIXEL MBBS, which allegedly advertised assistance with admission to government medical colleges.

After contacting the number mentioned in the advertisement in July 2026, she spoke to a man who identified himself as Gopal Bhardwaj. He allegedly offered to arrange admission for ₹30 lakh. In subsequent conversations with Patel, Bhardwaj purportedly referred to a Central Government Nominee Quota and the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), claiming that admission could be secured through the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Accused allegedly demand payments for official documents

Patel alleged that Bhardwaj and another man, identified as Pankajsinh Rajput, assured him that the process would be completed through official channels. Rajput allegedly sent links through WhatsApp for the family to upload documents and complete registration.

Patel was subsequently asked to pay various charges for registration, a service bond, an allotment letter and a no-objection certificate (NOC) purportedly required from the National Medical Commission (NMC).

₹22.75 lakh transferred through 11 transactions

According to the complaint, Patel made an initial payment of ₹50,000 on August 9, 2026, followed by another payment of ₹25,000. He later transferred larger sums to an account in the name of PIXEL Education Service and to other bank accounts and UPI IDs allegedly provided by the accused.

The payments included ₹4.5 lakh purportedly towards a service bond and ₹5 lakh after the accused allegedly claimed that money was needed to transfer another student’s seat to his daughter. Further instalments were allegedly collected for the allotment letter and the NMC NOC.

The accused reportedly sent receipts and emails purporting to confirm the payments and the progress of the application. According to the complaint, 11 transactions were made between August 9 and October 1, 2026, totalling ₹22.75 lakh.

B J Medical College officials allegedly expose fake allotment letter

Patel said he received an email stating that his daughter’s application had been approved and later downloaded what was presented as her allotment letter. However, the accused allegedly continued demanding additional payments for the NOC, while no valid document was provided, the complaint states.

The complainant further alleged that the two men stopped answering his calls from October 3. When the family visited B J Medical College on October 7 to verify the allotment, officials reportedly informed them that the letter was fake.

Ahmedabad Cyber Cell registers case

Patel subsequently approached the Cyber Crime police and said he had also contacted the national cybercrime helpline, 1930, to lodge a complaint.

The Cyber Cell of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch registered a case on October 9. Police are investigating the alleged use of forged documents, the identities of the accused and the bank accounts that received the money.