Doctor, family take Rs 57.5 lakh for medical berth in college, face FIR in Gurgaon, ET HealthWorld
Gurgaon: A cheating case was registered against a Mathura-based doctor, his family members, and other associates for allegedly defrauding a Jamalpur resident of Rs 57.5 lakh by promising to secure an MS (ortho) seat in a Bengaluru-based medical college under management quota in 2022.
An FIR was registered on Tuesday night and the case will be investigated by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW).
The complainant, Chatter Pal, 49, a resident of Sector-46, said that in March 2022, he was approached by Dr Pankaj, who runs a private clinic in Mathura, offering to secure a seat for his son in a private medical college in Tumkur.
“My son completed MBBS and was preparing for PG (medicine). Pankaj knew about my family since we are from the same village. He claimed that the admission charge for an MS (ortho) seat under management quota was Rs 1.5 crore, but he could secure the seat for my son for Rs 1.3 crore. He asked for payment of some amount in cash and in advance,” Pal alleged, adding that he gave Pankaj and his associates, Md Imran Sunny and Jai Saxena, Rs 57.5 lakh between March and May 2022.
Despite getting the payment, the accused did not facilitate the admission and continued to ask for the balance amount. “When I called Pankaj in May, he told me to pay more money and also said that Jai Saxena was collecting money from 34 other candidates for admission. Suspecting foul play, I asked him to return the amount I had paid him,” the complaint said.
While the accused did not pay the complainant back, Pal’s son got admission to a Delhi-based medical college in Feb 2024. In Aug 2024, when the complainant called the accused again to get his money back, they allegedly threatened him and told him not to call them again.
The complainant then approached EOW of Gurgaon police in Oct 2024. The Sector-50 police, meanwhile, registered a case under sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of the IPC against the three accused, and three others on Tuesday night.
“We have registered a case against the accused and forwarded it to EOW for investigation,” Sector-50 inspector Satyawan said.
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