Medical Admission Scam: Mumbai Woman Duped of Rs 45 Lakh, 1 Arrested, 3 Absconding
Mumbai- A case of medical admission fraud has come to light from Mumbai, where a woman was duped of Rs 45 lakh by promising to get a medical college seat for her daughter. However, Versova police have arrested one accused, and three others are still absconding.
The victim was identified resident of Andheri. She was looking for a medical seat for her younger daughter, who had scored 315 marks in the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET).
Meanwhile, the accused have been identified as Meghna Santosh Satpute, Nitesh Pawar, Rakesh Gawade and a man called 'Sawant Kaka'. Satpute was an acquaintance of of the victim.
According to a FreePressJournal Media news report, when she was looking for a medical seat for her daughter, her acquaintance Satpute contacted her. She claimed that she could get admission under the management quota in a medical college in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra.
The accused then introduced the victim to three other accused, who allegedly claimed to be trustees of the college and even claimed to be relatives of a senior BJP leader to win her confidence. After meeting them, the accused asked her to transfer Rs 45 lakh via NEFT and cash over a period of time. However, believing their claims, she transferred the money
Even after this, there was no talk about admission and when the mother started asking questions about the promised admission, the accused started threatening her and eventually broke all contact with the victim.
After this, she complained and an investigation revealed that the accused had no connection with the said medical college. After the complaint, Satpute was arrested, however, the police are now searching for three other accused. At present, the case has been registered, and further investigation is going on.
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