PG medical seat scam: Doctor couple, Medical college Trustee booked for duping father of MBBS graduate of Rs 57.5 lakh

Gurgaon: Another case of PG medical seat scam has come to light from the city where a doctor couple from Jamalpur, a trustee of a Karnataka medical college, along with three others have been booked for allegedly defrauding a 56-year-old man from Gurugram of Rs 57.5 lakh. As per the complaint, they promised to secure his MBBS graduate son, a postgraduate seat in orthopaedics at a Bengaluru-based private medical college under management quota in 2022.

Following their alleged crime, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Gurgaon police investigated the matter based on the man's police complaint and found the allegations to be accurate. Subsequently, the Sector 50 police registered an FIR under sections 120B (B) (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and the accused 6 individuals were booked on Tuesday. 

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Initially, the accused gang demanded Rs 1.3 crore from the complaint for admission at Tumkur Medical College claiming that the total cost was approximately Rs 1.5 crore but they claimed to have reduced the price for him. However, the complainant could only manage to provide Rs 57.5 lakh in cash between March and April 2022 and was unable to retrieve the remaining funds.

The history of the incident goes back to 2022 however, no police complaint was filed at that time. The case came to light after the victim decided to take action against the accused.

According to the police, the complainant, a Jamalpur native residing in Sector 46 was approached by the accused doctor in March 2022 whom he had known for several years. The doctor owns a private clinic in Mathura. Since the complainant's son had completed MBBS, the doctor told him that he could secure his son a PG seat at a reputable private medical college at a discounted price. After getting convinced by the doctor, the complainant paid the amount in cash to the accused. 

Speaking to TOI, he said, "My son completed MBBS and was preparing for PG (medicine). Dr *** knew about my family since we are from the same village. He claimed that the admission charge for an MS (ortho) seat under the management quota was Rs 1.5 crore, but he could secure the seat for my son for Rs 1.3 crore. He asked for payment of some amount in cash and in advance."

Later, the complainant met the college trustee in Bengaluru, who demanded Rs 2 crore instead of the agreed amount as reported by HT. However, he did not have the requested amount and could only pay Rs 7.5 lakh to the trustee. Even after paying the amount, his son did not secure admission in 2022.

"When I called Dr *** in May, he told me to pay more money and also said that one of his associates was collecting money from 34 other candidates for admission. Suspecting foul play, I asked him to return the amount I had paid him," said the complainant. 

Despite asking the doctor couple to return his money, they kept delaying and stayed in touch throughout 2023 with the same hopes, but nothing happened. During this period, the complainant's son secured a PG seat at a private hospital in Saket in Feb 2024. In Aug 2024, when the complainant called the accused again to get his money back, they allegedly threatened him and told him not to call them again.

Following this, he approached the EOW of Gurgaon police in Oct 2024. The accused individuals have been now booked in a cheating and fraud case. Inspector Satyawan (single name), SHO of the Sector 50 police station, said, “EOW officials are investigating the case and will take action based on evidence collected.” 

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