Kolkata: A family from Hooghly has been defrauded of Rs 51 lakh after an educational consultancy firm, operating out of a commercial high-rise on Jawaharlal Nehru Road, allegedly backed out on its promise to secure a seat in a private medical college in Durgapur under the management quota. Agency representatives subsequently also defaulted on promised refunds.Cops said the ordeal began after a candidate qualified the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test. Cops have launched a probe to examine the transactions, bank records, and contracts.
