Gurugram: 5 fraudsters cheat Doctor of Rs 52 lakh on pretext of PG admission in Kolkata
An FIR was registered against five people at sector 9 police station under sections of Indian Penal Code pertaining to cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy.;
Gurugram: In another case of medical admission fraud, an MBBS graduate was allegedly duped of Rs 52 lakh on the pretext of admission to a medical college in Kolkata to pursue a master's degree.
Subhanshu Vats, a resident of sector 4, in his complaint alleged that he received a text message on his phone offering admission to KPS medical college and hospital in Jadavpur, Kolkata, they said.
When he called on the given number, one Satish Malik replied and asked Vats to share his documents on WhatsApp and later on e-mail, they said.
On March 13, Malik asked him for a demand draft (DD) of Rs 23 lakh in the name of the medical college, however, Vats sent a DD of Rs 8 lakh.
After three days when Vats visited the college in Kolkata, Malik introduced him to three people who returned his DD and told him to give Rs 50 lakh to one Dr N P Dutta for admission under the management quota, Vats said in his complaint.
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