MUMBAI, May 4 -- Five months after she went off the radar, one of the three accused linked to a study-abroad consultancy that allegedly duped a Kandivali doctor of Rs.10.11 lakh on the promise of securing his daughter's admission to a university in the Netherlands has finally been arrested. The Charkop police on Saturday nabbed Shraddha Vitthal Gadekar, while the alleged masterminds, Stella Rakesh Mehta and her husband Rakesh Mehta, remain absconding. Gadekar is currently in police custody. Investigators say the Mehta couple, who ran the firm 'Career and Options', have multiple fraud cases registered against them across Mumbai and Thane. The complainant, 52-year-old Dr Nehal Kanu Joshi, who lives in Lokhandwala Township in Kandivali, was exploring options for his daughter, who, along with a friend, was keen on pursuing a Master of Trade and Logistics programme at Wittenborg University in the Netherlands. An online search led them to 'Career and Options', operating out of Saiprem Society in Charkop. In October 2023, Joshi's daughter and her friend visited the office, where they were introduced to Stella Mehta, Rakesh Mehta and Gadekar. The trio projected themselves as specialists in securing admissions to foreign universities, assuring the students of a smooth process, and winning their trust. A month later, in November 2023, Dr Joshi visited the office with his wife. The trio walked them through the admission process and payment structure, claiming that fees paid to their firm would be transferred to the university in the Netherlands. When Dr Joshi expressed concern about arranging such a large amount, Stella and Rakesh Mehta assured him that they could help secure an education loan through a "tie-up" with a bank. Acting on their instructions, he met an individual who facilitated the approval of a Rs.33 lakh education loan within days. Soon after the loan was sanctioned, and on Stella Mehta's directions, Dr Joshi transferred Rs.10 lakh to the company's bank account on August 1, 2024, followed by Rs.11,000 the next day. The fraud surfaced when Joshi's daughter was told by Wittenborg University that her tuition fees had not been received. Dr Joshi confronted the trio, who claimed they had secured admission elsewhere and paid fees there. Days later, the office shut and they vanished. Further inquiries revealed multiple victims and prior fraud cases against Stella and Rakesh Mehta....