A doctor has been charged with defrauding a Schizophrenia patient of Rs 9 lakh and attempting to solicit indecent advances from the female patient.
The Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) has initiated a criminal complaint of cheating against a doctor from Vasai, according to a recent report by UNI.
According to Raju Mane, the PI at Arnala Sagari police station, an offence under section 420 of the IPC has been lodged against the doctor based on a patient’s complaint.
So yet, no arrests have been made in this case, according to the police.
The doctor reportedly claimed to cure the woman from Hyderabad with Schizophrenia and then scammed her out of Rs 9 lakhs, according to the police officer.
The patient who was undergoing treatment did not not get any results and asked the doctor about the same. However, the doctor allegedly made a demand of pleasure with her.
When the parents of the patient travelled from Hyderabad to Mumbai, the doctor also asked them to bring liquor for him, reports UNI.
The patient got to know about the doctor from the YouTube where he had extensively promoted himself the complaint by the victim stated.
The police officer said that the police have written to the VVMC about the credentials of the doctor. Once the report is received from the VVMC the police will act he said.
