Pune Resident Swindled: Uttar Pradesh Fraudster Takes 19 Lakhs for Fake Computer Science Engineering Admission

Pune: A person living in Glacier Line, Wanwadi Bazar, Pune, has been duped by a resident of Uttar Pradesh for falsely claiming the admission of his son to a reputed college for computer science engineering. The accused extracted approximately 19 lakh rupees from the accused and cheated on him. This incident has taken place in Wanwadi since March 2023 to date.

In this regard, the plaintiff, Subhashchandra Srimunilal Sharma, filed a complaint against the accused, identified as Vinod Kumar Sharma, at Wanwadi Police Station. Sharma is originally a resident of Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh.

The plaintiff complained that the accused, Vinod Kumar Sharma, lured the plaintiff into securing his son’s admission in computer science engineering at a good college. For this reason, he asked the plaintiff to send his son’s complete information on some unidentified mail id and demanded Rs 19 lakh, 9 thousand from the plaintiff.

Believing him, the plaintiff deposited the given amount on the accused’s account. However, after receiving the payment, the accused stopped all contact with the plaintiff, leaving them completely off-guard about their son’s admission process. After realising that they had fallen victim to the deceit of the accused, the plaintiff immediately filed a police complaint against the accused at Wanwadi Police Station and demanded stricter action against him.

On the basis of the complaint, the Wanwadi Police booked the accused under IPC 420, 406, 34, and IT Act 66d. Senior Police Inspector Sanjay Patange is conducting further investigation.