Mumbai Police Arrest Alleged MBBS Admission Scam Mastermind After 12 Years

Mumbai Police have arrested a 51-year-old man accused of orchestrating a medical college admission racket , ending a 12-year search that spanned multiple states. The accused, identified as Abid Yusuf Ansari , was allegedly wanted in several cheating and forgery cases linked to false promises of securing MBBS admissions.

According to police, Ansari, a resident of Nagpada in Mumbai, was arrested following a six-month-long operation involving technical surveillance and intelligence gathered through informant networks. He had allegedly been evading law enforcement agencies across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand .

The latest case surfaced after a complainant approached the Sir J.J. Marg Police Station , alleging that Ansari had cheated him of ₹42 lakh by promising to secure an MBBS seat for his son at a medical college in Kalwa, Thane. Based on the complaint, police registered a case under sections related to cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy .

Investigators said Ansari frequently changed locations to avoid arrest. Police teams tracked leads across Rajasthan, Gujarat, Lonavala and Mahabaleshwar during the operation. He reportedly escaped a raid by Uttarakhand Police before returning to Mumbai, where he hid in a residential building in Agripada.

Acting on specific intelligence, officers laid a trap and arrested him after maintaining covert surveillance for several hours.

During interrogation, police discovered Ansari's alleged involvement in 18 to 20 similar cases , including eight cases in Maharashtra . He had also been declared a fugitive by a Jalgaon court .

Officials suspect the number of victims may be significantly higher, as Ansari allegedly targeted parents seeking medical admissions for their children. Further investigation is underway, and police in states where cases against him remain pending have been informed.