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Posing as UGC chief, man extorts lakhs from colleges
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
|September 25, 2025
In a shocking revelation, Gujarat’s higher education sector has been rocked by a large-scale fraud, where a conman posing as the Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) allegedly extorted lakhs of rupees from several colleges.
The scam came to light when suspicious calls were reported to the Vice-Chancellor of Gujarat University, who was approached by an individual claiming to be M. Jagadesh Kumar, the recently retired UGC Chairman. The caller sought detailed lists of trustees of various colleges. Using this information, the impersonator later contacted trustees direc
This story is from the September 25, 2025 edition of The Free Press Journal - Mumbai.
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