The businessman lied to school authorities and faked his economic status to get EWS quota for his children.

A Delhi-based businessman was arrested by police after he used fake information to get his son a seat in Delhi's Sanskriti School.

Gaurav Goel faked his economic status and address in order to convince the authorities about his poverty and even provided false EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) certificates, residence proofs and Income Tax return documents.

Interestingly, Goel's plan seems to be exactly similar to the plot of the Bollywood film, Hindi Medium, starring Irrfan Khan.

Goel, a resident of Jawahar Nagar, provided Sanjay Camp slums as his address in the documents and declared his income as Rs 67,000 as his annual earnings.

But, this is not the first time that Goel had done something like this. Earlier in 2013, Goel provided fake documents and got his other son admitted to the same school through EWS reservation quota. His elder son was studying in the school for 5 years, without paying any fee.

The school suspected foul play after Goel requested the school administration to change his address to Safdarjung Enclave, a posh colony in Delhi.

The administration informed the police about the matter and filed an FIR against the businessman. The police, after investigation, found out that Goel had been lying to the administration to avail the quota.

DCP Madhur Verma said, "In 2013 they got EWS papers and filed 67000 as their annual income.. But papers also showed that he had filed 4.5 lakh income tax return. They stay in Jawahar Nagar they run a pulses business as well as an MRI centre. However, during admission, he had shown that he is an employee at the centre."

Goel has various businesses and is also the owner of an MRI centre. The businessman has even travelled to 20 countries around the world.

His elder son, a student of Class 3, has been told to leave school by the school authorities.

Meanwhile, India Today visited the home at Sanjay Camp where Goel claimed he lived to find an elderly lady staying with her son and husband. They said they had been staying there since the 1980s.

Others staying at the cluster said they had been applying to school under EWS to get their children admitted but were rejected every year.

A parent said, "I try to get my daughter admitted each year, but it never happens. Just because this man was rich he managed to get his children quality education. Is this the state of our system where the poor will continue to suffer?"

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