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Pune Doctor Held For Lying To Patient About Having Cancer, Cheats Her Of Rs 1.47 Crore
Police arrested a doctor who allegedly lied to a woman about her medical condition and demanded a large sum of money for treatment
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A 58-year-old woman in Pune was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.47 crore by a doctor who lied to her that she is suffering from various ailments and demanded a huge sum of money for treatment.
Updated Dec 20, 2020 | 11:31 IST
The complainant has paid Rs 1.45 crore to the accused via cheques and Rs 1.75 lakh in cash. The accused has not been arrested yet. Pune woman cheated of Rs 1.47 crore in name of liver and cancer treatment | Photo Credit: PTI
Pune: A 58-year-old woman, told by a doctor that she has cancer, was cheated of Rs 1.47 crore in the name of treatment. She was told that she was suffering from a liver disease and then cancer and the doctor siphoned the money.
Sushma Jadhav works as an auditor at the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts. She recorded the FIR in this case at the Wanavdi police station on December 18. The police have booked the doctor, Vidya Dhananjay Gondras of Wanavdi, under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code.
Police said that without carrying out any medical tests, the accused allegedly told the complainant that she was suffering from ‘liver ascites’ and also asked her to start treatment, claiming the illness could even kill her.
Jadhav said she kept paying money to Godras, who allegedly gave her some tablets in red, black, green and white plastic bags, as stated in the complaint.
When Jadhav asked for names of these medicines or prescriptions, Godras allegedly showed her photographs of liver damage on her cell phone, and also told Jadhav that stopping the treatment may cause her death.
In September, the accused allegedly told Jadhav that she had cancerous tumours on the upper portion of her liver. Godras also said that this tumour could be treated by Ayurvedic medicines.