Medical store owner duped of Rs 35.42 lakh in 'VIP Quota' MBBS admission fraud
Maharashtra: A man was duped of Rs 35.42 lakh in an MBBS admission scam. Based on the complaint, a 43-year-old man was booked in Thane for allegedly cheating a medical store owner with the promise of getting the latter's son admission in a medical college under 'VIP quota'.
According to media reports, the complainant, a medical store owner, was promised to secure his son's admission to a government medical college under a "VIP quota."
He was seeking admission for his son in an MBBS program. The accused has been identified as a resident of Balkum, Thane.
According to police, the accused allegedly claimed that he had influential contacts and could secure admission to a government medical college through the VIP quota, FreePressJournal.
Subsequently, between May 10, 2024, and the following months, he frequently visited the complainant's store and accepted a total of ₹35.42 lakh via Google Pay transfers and cash payments. However, despite repeated follow-ups and a considerable amount of time, the promised money never arrived. Suspicious, he finally realised he had been defrauded, adds FPJ
“The victim and accused are known to each other. *** promised the complainant that he would get his son admission in a medical college under VIP quota. He paid ***Rs 35.42 lakh in multiple instalments. However, the promised admission never materialised, following which the victim approached police,” the police official informed PTI.
Medical Dialogues recently reported a similar case where a Haryana based man was duped of Rs 25 lakh by promises of securing his daughter's admission to an MBBS course.
According to the complainant, he contacted a career counsellor at the Shri Dham Society in Jind to secure admission for his daughter in an MBBS program. The counsellor allegedly promised admission to a medical college in Nepal and quoted a total fee of ₹60.51 lakh, including a service charge of ₹5 lakh.
