MBBS seat scam: Parents tricked, taken to Vellore Medical College by man pretending to be Priest

Police have arrested a 67-year-old man for duping parents of aspirants of crores of rupees by promising MBBS seats in a reputed Tamil Nadu medical college. The man reportedly pretended to be a priest to cheat people. He has now been arrested for allegedly running a scam by falsely promising MBBS seats under the staff quota at Vellore Medical College. The apprehended, Jacob Thomas of Koodal in Pathanamthitta, was arrested at the Chennai International Airport while attempting to flee to Malaysia.

Onmanorama Reports that Thomas introduced himself as a gospel worker and convinced families from Kerala and other states that he had close connections with Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, and an Anglican bishop.