Tamil Nadu: Man arrested for cheating private schools of over ₹100 crore
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Greater Chennai Police arrested B.T. Arasakumar (59) on Saturday, June 27, 2026, for allegedly defrauding private school managements across Tamil Nadu of more than ₹100 crore. According to police, Arasakumar operated an unregistered organisation called 'Tamil Nadu Private Schools Association' and claimed to have political and bureaucratic connections to secure government approvals and recognition for schools.
The case was registered based on a complaint by Ilangovan, secretary of the Federation of Associations of Private Schools in Tamil Nadu. The complainant alleged that over the past two years, several private school managements facing difficulties in obtaining approvals were induced to pay large sums of money, with Arasakumar promising to obtain clearances including permanent recognition, school upgradation, DTCP/CMDA approvals, and other statutory permits.
Police stated that Arasakumar neither obtained the promised approvals nor refunded the money. Acting on directions from Chennai Police Commissioner A. Amalraj, a special team from the Economic Documents Fraud (EDF-III) Wing, led by Assistant Commissioner V.E. Senthil, arrested Arasakumar. He is expected to be produced before a court after interrogation.
Investigations are ongoing to determine the full extent of the fraud and to identify other individuals who may have been involved.
