Trying to Secure A Medical Admission For Brother-In-Law, Mumbai Doctor duped of Rs 4 lakh
Mumbai: Every year, as the date for medical entrance tests draws closer, tensions soar among the medical aspirants as well as their guardians. A doctor from Mumbai recently got duped of a lump sum of money, in a frantic attempt to secure a medical admission for his brother-in-law.
A 43-year-old doctor attached to JJ Hospital lodged a police complaint at the JJ Marg police station, against a fraudster who allegedly duped him of Rs. 4,00,000. The con lured the doctor with the promise of securing a medical admission for his brother-in-law.
The accused claimed that he was the zonal manager of a newspaper's circulation department and knew local politicians well. The doctor trusted him and asked him whether he could help his brother-in-law secure admission to a medical college.
The police officer informed the Indian Express that last year after the pandemic started, the doctor was working at GT hospital treating Covid-19 patients when he was introduced to the conman who was a volunteer at an NGO working. The accused told him that he knew people at Dr Ulhas Patil Medical College in Jalgaon and could help his brother-in-law get admission there. He then went to demand Rs 4 lakh as advance for the admission, the officer added.
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