Con Artists Summon “Alladin”, Promote His “Lamp” To UP Physician For Rs 31 Lakh
Meerut:
Two males had been arrested in western Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut once they allegedly cheated a town physician of Rs 31 lakh by way of promoting him “Aladdin’s lamp” – the mystical artifact from the preferred Heart Jap folks story that brings forth a wish-granting genie when it’s rubbed.
The con artists even controlled to summon a “genie” from the lamp to persuade their sufferer, in line with the physician who was once cheated.
Dr LA Khan filed a grievance with native police on October 25, describing intimately how he were swindled by way of the now-arrested males – Ikramuddin and Anees. In step with the physician, he first met them when he started treating a lady they described as their “in poor health mom”.
“I began visiting their house to regard the intended mom. The visits persisted for over a month. Steadily they began telling me a few baba (godman) whom they claimed additionally visited their house. They began brainwashing me and requested me to satisfy this baba,” Dr Khan mentioned in his grievance.
The physician mentioned he met the godman “who perceived to carry out such rituals”.
“In the end this workforce instructed me they might promote me a ‘chirag (lamp)’ for Rs 1.five crore however I may just simplest be offering a Rs 31 lakh down cost. They instructed me this lamp would convey wealth, well being and just right fortune. They mentioned that is ‘Aladdin ka chirag‘ (Aladdin’s lamp),” Dr Khan added.
“Right through one discuss with “Aladdin” in truth made an look in entrance of me. I didn’t know who this particular person was once at the moment. I later realised (one in all) the accused was once dressing up as ‘Aladdin’,” he mentioned.
Visuals from the police station the place the grievance has been filed display the 2 arrested males and a large golden-coloured lamp (or ‘chirag‘) that has been seized by way of the police officers.
“Now we have discovered that the similar males went to different houses within the town too and cheated many households within the identify of ‘tantra vidya‘. Now we have discovered the involvement of 3 folks up to now. Two had been arrested. A lady is at the run,” Amit Rai, a senior Meerut police authentic, mentioned.