Chhattisgarh Doctor loses Rs 1 crore in investment fraud
Kanker: A recent fraud case has come to light in Kanker district, where a senior doctor allegedly lost Rs 1 crore after being cheated by a man who promised to double his money in a year through a fake investment scheme.
According to the police, the doctor in charge of the malaria department at the district hospital gave around Rs 75 lakh through online transactions and Rs 25 lakh in cash to the accused, who is currently on the run.
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The scam began when the accused, a resident of Sanjay Nagar, used to visit the doctor regularly for his wife's treatment. Over time, he gained the doctor's trust and claimed to be an employee of a company based in Kolkata.
One day, he informed the doctor about an investment scheme where money invested would double in a year. In this way, he convinced the doctor to invest money with the promise that the amount would be doubled in one year.
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