Maha: Online fraudsters cheat man of Rs 10 lakh in promise of medical admissions for son, probe on
The victim wanted to enroll his son for a medical course and was searching for admission on the internet when he received a call from one of the accused, a police officer said.;
Mumbai: A 50-year-old teacher from Nanded in Maharashtra was cheated of Rs 10 lakh by two persons under the pretext of securing medical admission for his son in a private medical college, police said on Tuesday.
Police have identified the two accused who hails from Bengaluru for allegedly luring the victim, Datta Khanzode, a resident of Vijay Nagar in Nanded city.
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The victim wanted to enroll his son for a medical course and was searching for admission on the internet when he received a call from one of the accused, a police officer said.
"The accused told Khanzode that they will help his son get an admission in a private medical college and demanded Rs 10 lakh. The victim was told to visit a website and was asked to transfer Rs 10 lakh in a bank account on December 30 and 31," the Shivajinagar police station official told PTI.
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