28-07-2025
Video: Raj Thackeray's party workers thrash Mumbai UPSC coach, allege fraud
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers on Monday thrashed a coaching class operator in Mumbai's Kalyan after he was accused of cheating students under the pretext of preparing them for government exams. The man, identified as Siddharth Singh Chandel, was running a coaching centre named 'Siddharth Logic' in a building opposite Kalyan railway to allegations against him, Chandel claimed to be a GST inspector and lured students with promises of quality preparation for the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) and Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams. Around 40 students had enrolled in the classes, each paying a fee of Rs 30,000. advertisementHowever, students soon realised the coaching was substandard. They alleged that the same content was being repeated in every session and that the faculty lacked proper qualifications or experience in handling competitive exam preparation. Dissatisfied and feeling cheated, the students approached local MNS leaders for help.
Triggered by the complaint, MNS workers visited the coaching centre to confront Chandel. They questioned Chandel who reportedly failed to give satisfactory answers, which angered Raj Thackeray's party men. They then physically assaulted him and demanded immediate refunds for the somehow managed to return money to some students but reportedly ran out of cash before he could return money to all of them. Following this, the MNS workers handed him over to the local police. MNS officials have accused him of financial fraud and exploiting aspirants preparing for government party also alleged that this incident may be just one example of a wider network, with several such fraudulent institutions operating across the state under the pretext of preparing students for competitive workers also interacted with other students and their parents during their visit and demanded strict action against such educational have now begun an investigation into the matter. Legal proceedings against Siddharth Singh Chandel are expected to follow, based on complaints filed by affected students and the statements and students have urged the administration to crack down on fraudulent coaching centers and ensure proper regulation of educational institutions claiming to prepare candidates for civil service exams.- EndsWith inputs by Mithilesh Kumar B Gupta
