Mumbai: A student of a prestigious management institute has lodged a police complaint against a man who claimed he was the college counsellor and duped the student of Rs 24.6 lakh. Bangur Nagar police registered an FIR and are probing further. Police said the accused had warned the student that he would be debarred for copying during online exams, though he hadnât, and offered to sort out the matter for money.The 21-year-old complainant is a builderâs son and lives in Malad with his family. In Jan 2026, he took admission for an MBA (finance) course with the instituteâs distance and online learning program. He paid an annual fees of Rs 1.12 lakh for admission and was assigned a seat number by the Institute.Soon after, the accused, Alok K, got in touch with him over phone and introduced himself as a student counsellor. The two met at a cafe in Juhu after which Alok helped the student complete his admission formalities. The student started to trust him.In June, while the student was appearing for an exam online, an alert popped up on his device screen that copying had been detected. The student immediately called up Alok and informed him that he had not copied. On the last day of the exam, the same alert popped up again and the application crashed. At this, Alok called up the student and inquired whether he had been copying again. At this, the student once again denied any wrongdoing.The student grew nervous when Alok warned him that he would be debarred and blacklisted and would never be able to get an admission in any other university in future. Alok offered to sort out the matter and started demanding money. He also promised to refund fhe money if he was unable to do the job.The student transferred him Rs 24.6 lakh in installments. But Alok refunded him only Rs 1.15 lakh. When the student passed the exam but Alok continued to demand money, the student realized he had been taken for a ride. He then confided in his parents and they lodged a complaint at the Bangur Nagar police station.
