Caller dupes dentist of Rs 1 lakh | Ahmedabad News - Times of India
Ahmedabad: A 48-year-old dentist from Thaltej, on Wednesday filed a complaint of cheating against a person who pretended to be a cop from Maharashtra, who took Rs 1 lakh from him using the threat of a case of medical negligence.
In his FIR with Sola police, Dr Chirag Shah, a resident of Thaltej who runs a dental clinic near Shreyas Tekra in Ambawadi, said the incident took place on Thursday morning.
“I was at home at around 10.30am when I got from call from an unknown person who introduced himself as Inspector Sandip Patil from Nanded in Maharashtra. He told me he wanted to inquire about an accidental death case,” said Shah, in his FIR.
As Shah told him to proceed, he told Shah that a pregnant woman who had taken painkillers for a toothache from Shah had died during treatment. The accused told Shah that the woman was also suffering from diabetes and he had given her medications without properly inquiring into her condition.
The accused further told him that the woman died due to the side-effects of the medicines and her father had approached cops seeking to file a complaint against Shah.
Shah told the accused to let him speak to the deceased’s father, but he told Shah that the father was crying a lot and could not talk with anyone. Then, the accused told Shah that the father would not file a complaint if he transfered Rs 1 lakh to him.
Shah said he agreed on humanitarian ground and transferred the money. Later, the accused called him again and said he would have to pay Rs 1.20 lakh more to the cops or he would face legal action.
Shah then realized he was being duped and told the accused that he would need time to arrange money. He then called the police control room and filed a complaint of cyber fraud with Sola police.