10 medical aspirants duped of Rs 1.3 crore in Pune admission fraud, 2 booked
Pune: In a medical admissions fraud case, two individuals allegedly defrauded 10 students of Rs 1.3 crore.
The Baner police are currently searching for these two fraudsters. Police suspect that the men operated from an office in Balewadi, where they promised the aspirants admission to various medical colleges in Maharashtra.
The crime occurred between November 1st and December 6th and came to light when the father of one student, a 52-year-old man from Chandrapur, filed a complaint with the police on Sunday.
Speaking to TOI about the matter, Senior Inspector Chandrashekhar Sawant said, "The suspects were in possession of sensitive data, including the names and contact details of students who had appeared for the common entrance test for admission to both government and private medical colleges."
The officer said, "The duo then contacted the students who were unable to secure any seats in medical colleges. The students were asked if they wanted a seat in medical colleges located across Maharashtra. The complainant told us that he received a call from the suspects, and they promised admission to his son in a medical college in Jalgaon. The duo called them to Jalgaon and informed them that it was a paid seat”.
Upon reaching Jalgaon, the accused took the money from them. Sawant further stated, "However, after taking the money, the two locked the office and fled."
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported a similar case where an MBBS aspirant was duped of Rs 17.5 lakh by a gang operating from a small office in Kaushambi Mall, Ghaziabad. The medical student went to Spain on a short-term student visa in March last year. She was forced to stay in a shared bunker-like accommodation for over a year after she could not find a seat at the university or a hostel despite assurances from the gang.
