Goondas Act invoked against Arasakumar
The Greater Chennai Police have invoked the Goondas Act against B.T. Arasakumar, who is accused of defrauding private schools of approximately ₹100 crore. Arasakumar allegedly promised government approvals and recognition to schools while posing as the head of an unregistered association.
Why it matters
The use of the Goondas Act, a preventive detention law, underscores the severity of the alleged financial fraud and the state's crackdown on organized criminal activity in the education sector.
The Greater Chennai Police invoked the Goondas Act against B.T. Arasakumar, who was recently arrested by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) for allegedly cheating private schools across Tamil Nadu of about ₹100 crore by promising them government approval.
The CCB arrested Arasakumar last month on a complaint filed by Elangovan, secretary of the Federation of Associations of Private Schools in Tamil Nadu. The complainant alleged that Arasakumar had projected himself as the president of an unregistered body called Tamil Nadu Private Schools Association, and along with a few of his associates, collected large sums of money from private schools.
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