College accountant held for siphoning off Rs 7.46 lakh worth of students' fees
Press Trust of India | June 23, 2025 | 09:16 PM IST | 1 min read
The complaint states that the accountant collected fees from students and issued payment receipts, but failed to deposit the money into the college account. The discrepancy came to light when the college fee register did not match the online payment records.
NEW DELHI: The accountant of a college here was arrested for embezzling Rs 7.46 lakh worth students' fees, police said. The accused accountant, identified as Dharmnishth Patel from Devkali in Uttar Pradesh, was produced in court on Monday and sent to judicial custody, they said. Police said an FIR was registered based on a complaint lodged by Amit Kumar, chairman of CBS College of Pharmacy and Technology in Immamuddinpur in Tigaon area.
According to the complaint, the accountant collected fees from students and gave receipts of payment but did not deposit the money in the college account. The matter came to light when the college fee register and online payment records mismatched. Following the complaint, Patel was arrested on Sunday.
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"During interrogation, the accused revealed that he had joined the college as an accountant only six months ago. He used to play online games in which he incurred losses. To compensate for the loss, he continued playing the games using students' fees. The accused was produced in a city court and sent to judicial custody," a Faridabad Police spokesperson said.
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