Medical aspirant cheated of Rs 10.5 lakh in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: Miscreants duped a student seeking an MBBS seat in a Bengaluru college of Rs 10.5 lakh. The student’s mother filed a complaint with Ashoknagar police, accusing three persons, including two women, of cheating them on the pretext of getting a seat in a popular college. Navya BC from Mysuru met the trio on Residency Road in November. Her son Heman had written NEET.
“On November 29, we received a text message related to NEET with an address. I called the number and a woman, identifying herself as Madhusha, promised a medical seat for my son for money. We went to the Residency Road address they provided on November 30. Madhusha took us to her office on the third floor of the building to meet another woman, Vinuta. They promised a seat for Rs 50 lakh. We agreed and paid Rs 50,000 in advance towards registration,” she told police.
Navya and her son visited the office again on January 4. “Madhu-sha introduced me to Ananda Rao. We were told a seat was allocated and paid Rs 10 lakh. They gave us a letter confirming the allotment. She asked me to come near the college on January 15. We reached, but Madhusha did not. When called, she asked us to come on January 18. On January 18 too, she did not turn up and her mobile was switched off,” she said.