Promise of MD Radiology seat at Medical College in Pune, MBBS grad, businessman father duped of Rs 82 lakh

Mumbai: A case of cheating and forgery has been registered against four accused for allegedly duping a Kandivali-based businessman and his MBBS graduate son of Rs 82 lakh. They promised to secure his son's admission to the MD course in radiology at BJ Government Medical College in Pune.

The accused persons have been booked under sections 406 (punishment for criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and are yet to face action as the police are investigating for more evidence in connection with the case. They are identified as Anil Tambat, Abhijeet Patil, Sandeep Waghmare and Bhushan Patil.

The complainant handed over a sum of Rs 1.36 crore to the gang of accused individuals who deceived him and failed to secure a seat for his son. Despite managing to retrieve Rs 54 lakh from the total amount, the complainant was not given the remaining money. This prompted him to seek assistance from the police and pursue legal action.

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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 was introduced to Sandeep Waghmare through a common friend in 2022. 

In 2022, the victim’s father got acquainted with one Sandeep who claimed to have contacts through whom he could secure admission for an MD course via NRI quota. He demanded Rs 2 lakh. But the victim’s father refused to part with such a large sum. Subsequently, he called the victim to Aurangabad with promises of securing admission at a medical college there for MD (radiology). At Aurangabad, Sandeep introduced the victim to two other men, Anil and Abhijeet, who adviced him to get his NEET scored reevaluated. The accused shared an email address and the victim sent an email on it requesting reevaluation, reports TOI.

The Indian Express adds that the complainant agreed to move forward with their instructions. The complainant's son had cleared MBBS in 2019 and secured 199 points in NEET for admission to pursue a master's degree but was unable to secure a seat in any prestigious medical college through the management quota. On July 10, the complainant's son received an email confirming admission to BJ Medical College Pune. One Tambat then instructed the father-son duo to submit documents to Waghmare in Pune and demanded Rs 1.7 crore for his services, adds the daily.

According to the reports, the complainant's son received a fake NEFT payment acknowledgement showing payment towards college fees, the dean's letter, ID card etc. Over the next three months, the complainant paid a total of Rs 1.36 crore to Tambat, Patil, Waghmare, and Bhushan Patil. 

According to a police officer, the complainant discovered that Tambat was a fraudulent person who tricks people by making false promises of securing admissions. The complainant became aware of this during a conversation with a friend, who disclosed that his own son had also paid a substantial amount to Tambat for college admission. However, the friend managed to convince Tambat to refund the entire sum successfully.

Later, discovering Tambat's fraudulent activities, the complainant confronted him, leading to Tambat admitting to the forgery and returning Rs 54 lakh. However, Tambat refused to refund the remaining amount, prompting the complainant to approach the police.

An investigation into the case is underway. 

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