Fake Pharma sponsored tours for doctors: UP Police arrest 'Medical Rep' who duped doctors of Crores of Rupees
The investigation also revealed that the accused has duped hundreds of doctors using the same modus operandi and fraudulently made “crores of rupees”.;
Noida: A person posing as a medical representative of a leading pharmaceutical company was arrested by the cyber cell unit of Uttar Pradesh’s Special Task Force (UP-STF) from West Bengal after a doctor in Greater Noida complained that he was duped of ₹18.72 lakh by a medical representative.
The Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday said it has arrested a person who duped ''hundreds of doctors'' across several states to the tune of crores of rupees on the pretext of arranging foreign travel packages, officials said.
The accused, who identified himself as a medical representative of a leading pharmaceutical company, was arrested by the Noida unit of the Cyber Crime team from West Bengal, officials said.
Inspector Reeta Yadav, in charge of the Noida cyber crime police station here, said the case against Vishal Pandey (31) was lodged over a complaint by a Greater Noida-based doctor who claimed fraud of Rs 18.72 lakh with him.
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