The Vashi police have booked six people for duping eight parents of about Rs 2.17 crore by promising their children confirmed MBBS seats in their choice of college, a report quoted officers as saying. A Bhandup resident brought the crime to the fore after losing over Rs 12 lakh and finding that the gang, which was functioning out of an office in Vashi, had also cheated seven others.

The cops have cited as a moot point how these conmen got a list of people desirous of pursuing medicine.