05 April,2022 07:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
The accused Sameer Babu Khan Siddique demanded Rs 5.5 lakh
The Kandivli police have arrested a 26-year-old MBBS student from Delhi for allegedly duping a single mother of Rs 3.2 lakh under the pretext of confirming her daughter's admission to a reputed medical college in Kyrgyzstan.
The accused Sameer Babu Khan Siddique demanded Rs 5.5 lakh and had promised the complainant to secure her daughter admission to a reputed college in Kyrgyzstan, however, she was given admission to an unrecognised college. The accused also did not pay full fees as promised, due to which, the college stopped the girl from appearing for the exam.
The mother, Khajima Khan, 35, lodged a police complaint after her daughter narrated the ordeal. The girl was allowed to sit for her examination after Vishal Thakur, DCP of Zone 11 intervened in the matter and requested the embassy.
The police have registered the case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and arrested the accused on March 30 in Delhi and brought him to Mumbai for further investigation, said an officer.
"The accused has been remanded in police custody till Monday and further probe is on," investigating officer PSI Sagar Bokaro said.
The complainant, who has five children, works as domestic help. In 2020, her daughter Huda Khan aspired to become a doctor.
The police officers said that the complainant had spoken to the accused, got her daughter enrolled for online classes, and paid him Rs 1.5 lakh.
The police officers said that Khan had taken Rs 3.2 lakh from Khajima claiming that Huda's admission was done, however, later, she found out that the college was not recognised and that Khan had not paid the admission fees as he had promised.
"Khan had demanded Rs 5.5 lakh, of which Rs 3.2 lakh was transferred online. But after I was informed that my daughter has been admitted to some unrecognised college, I refused to pay him the remaining amount. After this, Sameer and his companions spoke to the college authorities, who then barred my daughter from appearing in the exam," said Khajima.
