MBBS fraud: Gang pose as admission agents, dupe 4 of Rs 1.26 crore
MBBS Admission Fraud
Uttar Pradesh: In the medical admission fraud case, a group of fraudsters posing as medical admission consultants duped four people of Rs 1.26 crore by promising them MBBS seats in prestigious private medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh. The fraudsters have now disappeared with the hefty sum of money.
The group of fraudsters set up a fake consultancy office in Vijayant Khand, Gomti Nagar.
The matter came to light when a resident of Azamgarh filed a complaint at the Cyber Crime Police Station. According to Cyber Cell Inspector Brijesh Kumar Yadav, the man had searched online for MBBS admission options for his nephew in June, reports TOI.
While searching, they found a website which claimed to be an admissions partner of the Hindu Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS). The site also had a contact number, email ID, and an Instagram handle that displayed posts related to medical admissions.
When the complainant and his nephew contacted the number, the caller invited them to his office in Madhya Pradesh. In July, he went to the office. Around eight or ten people were working there. Two people, introduced themselves as heads of HIMS's admissions department. They told him that the admission process would cost 55 lakh rupees, including one year's tuition fees and brokerage fees.
Following this, the complainant handed over a demand draft for Rs 15 lakh in the name of HIMS and later, on October 2nd, paid Rs 30 lakh in cash as instructed. He was then asked to pay the remaining Rs 10 lakh after his nephew's admission was confirmed. However, due to a delay in the results, he contacted the accused again on October 28th and was told that the admission list had been postponed. The next day, no calls were received, and the consultancy office was found locked.
Suspicious, the complainant contacted HIMS and found that no such consultancy was authorised. The fraudsters had misused the institute's name.
Outside the same office, the complainant met a man from Indore, who revealed he paid Rs 20 lakh for his daughter's admission; one from Fatehpur said he was duped of Rs 38 lakh for his son's MBBS seat, while another from Sushant Golf City reported losing Rs 23 lakh for her daughter's admission.
Investigations revealed that the accused deposited the complainant demand draft amount into a bank account and then withdrew the funds before closing the office.
Police have registered a case at the Cyber Crime Police Station under relevant sections of the BNS and IT Acts. Efforts are underway to trace the gang members.
