{"id":1812,"date":"2025-12-09T14:06:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/?p=1812"},"modified":"2025-12-09T14:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:44:55","slug":"mumbai-businessman-duped-of-%e2%82%b933-5-lakh-on-promise-of-medical-seat-separate-%e2%82%b970-lakh-gold-fraud-reported-in-thane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/mumbai-businessman-duped-of-%e2%82%b933-5-lakh-on-promise-of-medical-seat-separate-%e2%82%b970-lakh-gold-fraud-reported-in-thane\/","title":{"rendered":"Mumbai Businessman Duped of \u20b933.5 Lakh on Promise of Medical Seat; Separate \u20b970 Lakh Gold Fraud Reported in Thane"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mumbai Businessman Duped of \u20b933.5 Lakh on Promise of Medical Seat; Separate \u20b970 Lakh Gold Fraud Reported in Thane<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Mumbai \/ Thane | Undercover Editor News Agency<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Mumbai Police have registered a case against two individuals from Chennai for allegedly cheating a city-based businessman of \u20b933.5 lakh,<\/strong> promising him a medical college seat for his daughter. The FIR was filed at the complainant\u2019s nearest police station after nearly three years of waiting and repeated false assurances, officials confirmed.<\/p>\n\n

Medical Seat Scam: Accused Take \u20b933.5 Lakh, No Admission Provided<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

According to the FIR, the complainant\u2019s daughter had appeared for her Class 12 examinations three years ago and later attempted the NEET 2022<\/strong> entrance test. However, she could not secure admission to any medical college in Maharashtra due to low scores.<\/p>\n\n

Through relatives, the businessman came into contact with the accused \u2014 Rocky Savio and Stephen Duxter, both residents of Chennai. They allegedly assured him that they could arrange admission in a reputed medical college in Chennai, quoting a total cost of \u20b933.5 lakh.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Trusting their promise, the complainant transferred the entire amount. But despite several months of waiting, no admission letter or confirmation arrived. The accused allegedly continued giving misleading or evasive replies, raising suspicion. Following a preliminary inquiry, police registered a case of cheating<\/strong>, though no arrests have been made yet.<\/p>\n\n

Authorities added that the investigation is underway to trace the money trail and verify the role of both suspects.<\/p>\n\n

Separate Case: Thane Jeweller Cheated of \u20b970 Lakh; Three Persons Booked<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

In a second cheating case<\/strong>, the Thane Police have booked a couple and an accomplice<\/strong> for allegedly duping a Dombivli-based jeweller of nearly \u20b970 lakh<\/strong> worth of gold ornaments.<\/p>\n\n

The accused reportedly built trust over several months by purchasing small quantities of gold and making timely payments. After gaining confidence, they allegedly bought gold ornaments worth \u20b970 lakh across three transactions in October<\/strong> \u2014 but failed to pay thereafter.<\/p>\n\n

When the jeweller repeatedly demanded payment, the accused allegedly abused and threatened<\/strong> him, according to the police.<\/p>\n\n

Based on the complaint filed on 5 December<\/strong>, a case has been registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,<\/strong> including:<\/p>\n\n

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  • 318(4)<\/strong> \u2013 Cheating<\/li>\n\n
  • 314 \u2013<\/strong> Dishonest misappropriation of property<\/li>\n\n
  • 352<\/strong> \u2013 Intentional insult<\/li>\n\n
  • 351(2)<\/strong> \u2013 Criminal intimidation<\/li>\n\n
  • 3(5)<\/strong> \u2013 Common intention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

    The investigation is currently in progress, and no arrests have been reported so far.<\/p>\n\n

    Growing Trend of Financial Frauds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

    Both cases highlight the rising trend of targeted financial scams \u2014 from admission rackets to gold purchase frauds \u2014 exploiting trust, urgency, and loopholes in verification mechanisms. Police have urged the public to remain cautious and verify credentials before making large financial commitments.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Mumbai Businessman Duped of \u20b933.5 Lakh on Promise of Medical Seat; Separate \u20b970 Lakh Gold Fraud Reported in Thane Mumbai \/ Thane | Undercover Editor News Agency Mumbai Police have registered a case against two individuals from Chennai for allegedly cheating a city-based businessman of \u20b933.5 lakh, promising him a medical college seat for his daughter. The FIR was filed at the complainant\u2019s nearest police station after nearly three years of waiting and repeated false assurances, officials confirmed. Medical Seat Scam: Accused Take \u20b933.5 Lakh, No Admission Provided According to the FIR, the complainant\u2019s daughter had appeared for her Class 12 examinations three years ago and later attempted the NEET 2022 entrance test. However, she could not secure admission to any medical college in Maharashtra due to low scores. Through relatives, the businessman came into contact with the accused \u2014 Rocky Savio and Stephen Duxter, both residents of Chennai. They allegedly assured him that they could arrange admission in a reputed medical college in Chennai, quoting a total cost of \u20b933.5 lakh. Trusting their promise, the complainant transferred the entire amount. But despite several months of waiting, no admission letter or confirmation arrived. The accused allegedly continued giving misleading or evasive replies, raising suspicion. Following a preliminary inquiry, police registered a case of cheating, though no arrests have been made yet. Authorities added that the investigation is underway to trace the money trail and verify the role of both suspects. Separate Case: Thane Jeweller Cheated of \u20b970 Lakh; Three Persons Booked In a second cheating case, the Thane Police have booked a couple and an accomplice for allegedly duping a Dombivli-based jeweller of nearly \u20b970 lakh worth of gold ornaments. The accused reportedly built trust over several months by purchasing small quantities of gold and making timely payments. After gaining confidence, they allegedly bought gold ornaments worth \u20b970 lakh across three transactions in October \u2014 but failed to pay thereafter. When the jeweller repeatedly demanded payment, the accused allegedly abused and threatened him, according to the police. Based on the complaint filed on 5 December, a case has been registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including: The investigation is currently in progress, and no arrests have been reported so far. Growing Trend of Financial Frauds Both cases highlight the rising trend of targeted financial scams \u2014 from admission rackets to gold purchase frauds \u2014 exploiting trust, urgency, and loopholes in verification mechanisms. Police have urged the public to remain cautious and verify credentials before making large financial commitments.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[322,107,138,321,318,319,320,317,85],"class_list":["post-1812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-adissionscam","tag-breakingnews","tag-crimenews","tag-goldfraud","tag-medicalseatscam","tag-mumbaifraud","tag-thanefraud","tag-uena","tag-undercovereditor-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1812"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1817,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1812\/revisions\/1817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/undercovereditor.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}