Nursing Admission Fraud: Man poses as medical college staff, cheated student of Rs 1.2 lakh
Bhopal: In yet another case of alleged admission fraud, a con artist posing as college staff has come under the radar of the Bhopal cybercrime branch for allegedly duping a student of Rs 1.2 lakh on the pretext of providing admission to his brother at a private medical college in Misrod locality.
The police arrested the accused based on the complainant's statements. The man, a resident of Narmadapuram, introduced himself as a private medical college staff member and convinced the complainant that he could provide admission to his brother in a nursing course at the medical college.
The history of the incident goes back to September 2020, when the accused approached the complainant and his brother, who went to the college to gather information about the admission process.
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Due to the man's assurance that his brother would be accepted into the college, the complainant had to deposit a certain amount. He asked the complainant to deposit a sum of Rs 1.2 lakh in different installments through UPI.
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