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New Delhi: In a case that resembles the script of Irrfan Khan's popular Bollywood film Hindi Medium, a businessman allegedly posed as a slum dweller to get his son admitted to Sanskriti School in New Delhi's Chanakyapuri. The businessman, one Gaurav Goel showed himself to be the resident of Sanjay Camp, a slum area near Chanakyapuri to get his son admitted to the school through its quota for economically weaker sections. Interestingly, he listed his profession as MRI worker put his annual income as Rs 67000 and forged voter card and other supporting documents and got his son admitted to the school in 2013.

According to a report in Times of India, the plot worked as planned for about five years. It was only recently when he tried to get his second son admitted to the school through EWS quota that the school authorities became suspicious. According to the report, while requesting for an admission for his second son, Goel told the school authorities that his elder son could be shifted to the general category as his economic status had improved over years. It was when he mentioned that he was a resident of Safdarjung Enclave- a plush locality- that the school's suspicion strengthened and they complained to the police.

During the investigation, the police have found that Goel, in reality, owns the MRI centre. He has travelled to over 20 countries and IT records unveiled that he had been earning a hefty sum through his businesses. The police also suspect that some government officials might have helped Goel forge the documents. He has been arrested from his residence in Jawahar Nagar, near Kamla Nagar and the child has been expelled from the school.