Mumbai: A Rashtriya Janata Dal office bearer was arrested on charges of cheating by promising people admissions in a prominent B-school in central Mumbai, police said today.
Manoj Singh was arrested from his residence in neighbouring Thane district's Mira Road late last evening for allegedly duping a person of Rs six lakh, they said.
"Singh assured the complainant that he will help in getting an admission to a business management course run by Wellingkar Institute and also took a sum of Rs six lakh," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone IV) Sunil Ramanand said.
The RJD activist, however, failed to keep his word due to which a complaint was lodged with the Matunga police station. Singh was arrested yesterday acting on the same, Ramanand said, adding that he is suspected to have deceived several others in a similar fashion.
Singh used to project himself as the Maharashtra RJD's spokesperson.
He had recently arranged and addressed press conferences in which it was announced that RJD Chief and Union Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav will celebrate the Chhath Puja in Mumbai this year.
