Medical seat racket busted in Hyderabad; 1 arrested
India Today
Hyderabad police busted a medical seat racket and arrested a resident of Bihar, Ashok Shah, for cheating a woman off Rs 10,16,000 by falsely claiming that he could provide her with a medical seat at KIMS, Bengaluru.
The Cyber Crime Police, Detective Department, Hyderabad, arrested Ashok Shah, a resident of Bihar, for cheating a victim to the tune of Rs 10,16,000 under the pretext of providing her with a medical seat at Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Bengaluru.
The 30-year-old accused, Ashok Shah, was arrested in Bihar’s Supaul district and was brought to Hyderabad by transit warrant.
The victim, who approached the police, had appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
“She was waiting for counselling. Meanwhile, she received an SMS offering her Medical Seat at KIMS, Bangalore. Believing them, she paid a total amount of Rs 10,16,000. After receiving the amount, the accused switched off their mobile phones and cheated her,” said Gajrao Bhupal, Joint Commissioner of Police.
According to the police, the accused set up an office in Bengaluru and collected information of the students who were waiting for NEET counselling.
Later, the accused would contact the students and make them believe that they could get them a medical seat allotment as they have influence, for which, the accused would ask the students to pay fees.
If the students expressed any doubt, the accused called them to an office they had set up temporarily set up in Koramangala to make them believe that they were genuine.
