The Delhi Police on Friday arrested a 30-year-old female teacher of a private school in the city for allegedly duping parents of their hard earned money on the pretext of getting their children admission to a prestigious Delhi school.
The accused, Sujata Barua Bhattacharya, arrested following a complaint by one Benjamin Joseph, who had paid a sum of Rs42,000 to her to get admission for his children in Classes II and III. Four fake stamps of DPS RK Puram, Kendriya Vidyalaya, DPS RK Puram’s principal and another of Metropolitan Magistrate’s (Patiala House Court) were recovered from her possession, police informed.
According to sources, Sujata, a native of Mumbai and resident of Krishna Nagar used to get active during the admission season. It was found that she as earlier arrested in 2013 after she duped several persons on the pretext of getting them admissions in schools, and also some teachers, promising them jobs in private schools.
Based on the complaint of a woman, who Sujata had promised a placement in a private school, she was arrested and later released on bail in the month of November. Sujata then went underground for a year and surfaced now in the admission season, police said.
“Sujata gave Joseph admission slips after taking an amount of Rs42,000 for admission in DPS RK Puram. The slips that had the stamp of the school also had a stamp of the MM of Patiala House Court. On seeing the MM’s stamp, Joseph got suspicious as that stamp as not required for the admission procedure. He then straight went to Safdarjung Police station to seek police assistance,” an official said.
On verification the stamps were found to be fake and the slips were found to be forged. A case as then registered and the accused was arrested. Sujata, who claims to be a double MA in Hindi and also an M.Ed, has previously been involved in several cases of cheating. A resident of Krishna Nagar, she lives alone and her divorce case is on in Karkardooma court. The investigation in the matter is on, police said.