Doctor duped on pretext of MBBS seat for son in Mumbai's Medical College, 4 booked

In this regard, speaking to TOI, the student's father, Dr Ram, who runs a private hospital in Shatrana area of ​​Patiala district, said that his son had secured 180th rank under SC category in NEET. The accused allegedly approached him and promised a seat in the Grant Govt Medical College in Mumbai his son. He said that he paid around Rs 22 lakh to the accused but later realised that he had been cheated.

According to the complainant, he first paid Rs 57,000 by cheque and then paid the remaining Rs 5 lakh as college fees. After this, he also paid the fees to the government college through demand draft.

The complainant also mentioned that “We also got an email from the govt college regarding the admission of my son under the central health ministry quota that allocates 280 seats for deserving candidates. The accused also took us to a professor sitting in a cabin at Grant Govt Medical College, where we were told that a seat would be allocated to us on the basis of this Union Ministry letter and classes would start from Oct 2024,"