Much like the recent Bollywood film Hindi Medium, a businessman posed as a slum-dweller and allegedly forged documents to get his son admitted to Delhi’s Sanskriti School, The Times of India reported on Saturday. The incident took place four years ago, but was discovered only earlier this year when Gaurav Goel tried to do the same for his second son.
In 2013, Goel had said his address was Sanjay Camp, a slum near Chanakyapuri, and mentioned his annual income as Rs 67,000 to get his elder son admitted to the school in the quota for economically weaker sections. He allegedly forged his income documents, voter cards and birth certificates. He had told the school that he was working at an MRI centre.
All of it went unnoticed for four years. It was only earlier this year that the school authorities found major discrepancies and went to the police when Goel tried to get his second son admitted to the school in the same way. The school’s suspicion grew when Goel told them that he could shift his elder son to the general category because his financial condition had improved.
Goel was arrested from his home in Jawahar Nagar in North Delhi. Deputy Commissioner of Police Madhur Verma told The Times of India they were trying to find out who had helped Goel forge the documents. However, the report does not mention when Goel was taken into custody.
During investigation, the police found that Goel owns an MRI lab and a wholesale business. He has also travelled to 20 countries. The police said some government department employees were also being investigated for helping Goel get the forged documents.
Sanskriti school authorities told the police that they have removed the child from the school.
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