A 33-year-old polio patient was arrested for allegedly cheating a student of Rs 7.14 lakh on the pretext of providing him admission in an MBA programme. According to the cops, the accused was suffering from multiple ailments including a brain tumour and was unable to find work, which pushed him to crime.

The police also believe that he may have used a similar modus operandi to cheat others as well. Assistant Police Inspector Arjun Jagdale from Antop Hill police station said, “The accused has been cheating till now, but we have just one complainant who approached us on December 15, after which a case of cheating was registered.