Thane, February 23 A 43-year-old man has been arrested in Thane for allegedly defrauding a medical store owner of ₹35.42 lakh by promising to get his son admitted to a medical college under a "VIP quota," a police official said on Monday.
An FIR was registered against Prashant Mahajan, a resident of Balkum, on February 22 for cheating and other offenses under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, according to Narpoli police station sub-inspector Santosh Shinde.
"The victim and the accused know each other. Mahajan promised the complainant that he would get his son admitted to a medical college under the VIP quota. He paid Mahajan ₹35.42 lakh in multiple installments. However, the promised admission never materialized, and the victim subsequently approached the police," he said.
An investigation into the case is underway, and Mahajan has not yet been arrested, Shinde added.