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Mumbai Crime: Dahisar cyber cops help woman get Rs 8.5 lakh back
Updated On: 23 December, 2022 06:28 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Accused got victim to pay on the pretext of helping her get admission in a US college; cops freeze bank account
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The accused duped the woman by offering to help her secure admission in a US-based college. Representation pic
Prompt action by Dahisar police’s cyber department helped a woman get back money that she was cheated of by a man under the pretext of getting her admission in a US-based institute. The complainant, a 32-year-old law student from Dahisar, claimed that she had paid the accused Rs 8.5 lakh to help her with the admission process as well as getting her children admitted to a school there.
As per the complainant, she met the accused on December 12 when she was visiting the NESCO ground where an international job fair was scheduled from December 16 to 18. She stated that when she was going inside to get information about the job fair, the accused approached her and said he would be able to help her secure admission in the forensic law department of an institute in the US. The man also shared a pamphlet with her and asked her to bring her documents as well as visa application form and money by December 16 to the fair.
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