India, Nov. 26 -- LUCKNOW The mastermind of a multi-state medical seat fraud, infamously known for escaping Bihar Police custody by jumping off a moving train in 2023, was arrested in Lucknow on Wednesday after two years. The accused, Abhinav Sharma, 35, a B.tech graduate, was running a multi-crore NEET admission scam and duped families across states, including UP and Lucknow, said DCP (crime) Kamlesh Dixit.

"He was operating under multiple aliases...the arrest was made by the Lucknow Cyber Crime Police who seized digital equipment, forged documents, official seals and nearly Rs.5 lakh in cash from a rented office near Kathauta Jheel. His associate, a Class 12 passout Santosh Kumar, 34, was also arrested," he added.

According to earlier...