3 held in Lucknow for Rs 22 lakh MBBS admission fraud
Lucknow: In a fraud MBBS admission case, three individuals have been arrested for defrauding an aspirant of Rs 22 lakh by promising to secure admission into an MBBS course.
The Sonbhadra police arrested them on Wednesday in Lucknow. The accused were produced in court on Thursday and subsequently sent to jail.
The accused has defrauded a female candidate hailing from Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. Upon realising she had been scammed, she filed a complaint at the Sonbhadra Cyber Police Station on March 17.
Based on her complaint, some unidentified individuals promised to secure her admission into an MBBS program through the NEET examination. The accused posed as influential figures associated with medical admissions and claimed that they could secure confirmed seats in both government and private medical colleges.
They demanded a sum of money to secure MBBS seats. Consequently, the candidate transferred a total of ₹22 lakh to their bank accounts in several instalments via online channels, according to The420.
Therefore, upon receiving the complaint, the police immediately initiated a detailed investigation. During the investigation, it was revealed that this gang had been targeting students and aspirants for some time under the guise of MBBS admissions.
However, on Wednesday evening, all three accused were apprehended near a shopping mall.
Officials stated that following the arrests and recoveries, the investigation is now focused on determining how many other cases the accused were involved in and where the fraudulently obtained funds were utilised. Further arrests are expected in the coming days.
Meanwhile, the police have intensified surveillance through both digital monitoring and physical checks.
