Medical seat aspirant duped of Rs 9.4 lakh

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August 27, 2018

Bengaluru, Aug 27: A student, who was seeking a medical seat in Bengaluru, was allegedly duped of Rs. 9.4 lakh.

In his complaint to the police, Balaji S (18), who hails from Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu, said that after he sought details for courses in Bengaluru on a social media platform, he was contacted by a man who identified himself as Rajkumar Iberwala.

The man assured the student that he could get a seat in a reputed medical college under the management quota and asked him to meet him in M G Road on Thursday.

He told Balaji to get copies of his certificates and Rs 9.4 lakh as initial payment. After a quick meeting, Rajkumar collected the documents and cash and told Balaji to meet him in the college the next day.

After waiting for hours at the college the next day, Balaji realised he had been duped. The Cubbon Park police have taken up a case.

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L K Monu Borkala
 - 
Monday, 27 Aug 2018

we can call that student as Burude or no burude. little common sense he would have used while paying the huge amount in cash. maybe he has enough black money and he does not care for cash. so not bothered to pay in cash to unknown personb

 

Agent Zero
 - 
Monday, 27 Aug 2018

That student not fit for medical field. He can be fooled easily

Farooq
 - 
Monday, 27 Aug 2018

Hon. Education minister, do something. Cant tolerate the issue

Ibrahim
 - 
Monday, 27 Aug 2018

I know one student. He is doing same. But seat is sure. He do book the minority seat then they keep for selling the seat unofficially and will demand huge amount from students.

Danish
 - 
Monday, 27 Aug 2018

Its common now. Even students also doing the seat business after getting admission. They are making pocket money

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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