On Tuesday, a case of cheating has come to light from NHS Hospital located on Kapurthala Road, Jalandhar. When the matter came to the notice of the hospital management, they filed a complaint.
The investigation has been started by registering a case under Sections 419 and 420 of IPC and Section 66 (D) of IT Act. However, the police have not commented on the matter. When the police searched the location of the mobile number used in the fraud, it turned out to be from Uttar Pradesh. Police and the cyber cell will work in coordination to nab the gang.
Dr Shubang Aggrawal said, he received a “phone call six months back, the person said that a doctor named Victoria Prasad has claimed that he can sell a kidney of worth Rs 6 crore, but later it was found that he was a cheater. The hospital management filed a Police complaint, but then no investigation was carried.”
“Now, something similar happened, a person called and asked Rs 5000 as an advance payment. The management has now contacted the police commissioner of Jalandhar and investigation in the matter has started,” he added.
In a complaint to the police, Manpreet Singh, manager of NHS Hospital, Kapurthala Road, said that a person who has been identified as Dr Victoria Prasad is involved in an illegal business of selling kidney, liver and other human organs. To do the same, he has created a website in the name of the hospital. The matter came to his notice when Deepak Wadhwani, a relative of a patient, paid in the account to buy a kidney. He had already made the complaint, which is being investigated by ACP (Central). Recently, Mumbai resident Rohit Karaje was also cheated similarly.
Here’s how the accused worked:-
The bilker gave the account number of Union Bank of India to take the advance, in which the relatives of the patient made a booking by paying the payment in advance. Then the bilker gave them a mobile number, through which the patient and the thug interacted. He talked like a doctor to convince the patient and his family. When the relatives of the patient fell into his trap, he provided a bank account for advance payment of Rs 6000. The victims also received an e-payment receipt. But after that, no help was given and the mobile number was turned off.
The hospital manager has handed over the mobile number and the chat to the police, probe in the matter is on.