CHENNAI: S Madhan of Vendhar Movies, who has been absconding since May 27 after allegedly collecting crores of rupees from people promising seats for their children at a medical college run by SRM Group in Chennai, was arrested in Tirupur on Sunday night.
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Before leaving Chennai, Madhan had left a message stating that he was going to attain ‘samadhi’ in Kasi. On June 1, police received a complaint about him. Later, 123 complainants were filed against him by parents of
MBBS
seats aspirants stating that he had collected Rs 84.27 crore from them.
Police had arrested five people, including SRM Group chairman T R Pachaimuthu, in connection with the medical seat scam.
Special teams were formed to trace and nab Madhan. The teams went to several places including Varanasi, Rishikesh and Haridwar.
Meanwhile, police got a tip off about a woman who was in constant touch with him. The woman recently visited Madhan in Manipur and returned to Tirupur. Police nabbed Madhan when he reached Tirupur to visit the woman.
Police said Madhan had purchased a house at Roorkee in Uttarakhand.