Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Four Booked for Duping Man of Rs 15 Lakh in Fake Medical Admission Scam
Four people have been booked for cheating a man from Dombivli in Maharashtra.
They promised to help the man's son get admitted to a medical university in Russia.
The man paid them a lot of money, but the accused did not use all the money for the son's education.
Instead, they kept some of it for themselves.
The police have started investigating the case.
Four people, including the director of an educational consultancy, have been booked for cheating a man from Dombivli, Maharashtra.
The accused promised to facilitate the victim's son's admission to a medical university in Russia and misappropriated Rs 15.39 lakh.
The victim paid USD 27,000 (Rs 23.08 lakh) for his son's education, but only USD 9,000 (Rs 7.69 lakh) was remitted to the university.
The fraud took place between September 2023 and January 2024, and the case was registered on January 22, 2024.
The police have registered a case against the accused on charges of cheating and criminal breach of trust.
- Who
- The victim is a resident of Dombivli, Thane district, Maharashtra. The accused are the director of an educational consultancy and three associates.
- What
- The accused allegedly cheated the victim of Rs 15.39 lakh by promising to facilitate his son's medical education in Russia.
- When
- The fraud took place between September 2023 and January 2024. The case was registered on January 22, 2024.
- Where
- The victim is from Dombivli, Thane district, Maharashtra. The university is in Russia.
- Why
- The accused promised a seamless admission process and misappropriated the funds meant for the victim's son's education.
- Victim's Location
- Dombivli, Thane district, Maharashtra
- Amount Duped
- Rs 15.39 lakh
- Accused
- Director of educational consultancy and three associates
- University Location
- Russia
- Course
- Six-year medical degree
- Amount Paid to University
- USD 9,000 (Rs 7.69 lakh)
- Amount Misappropriated
- USD 18,000 (Rs 15.39 lakh)
- Time Period of Fraud
- September 2023 to January 2024