India-Pakistan World Cup match: Thane doctor loses Rs 2.72 lakh while buying tickets
The fraudster told the doctor that he would send tickets via courier which would reach her by October 5 and later extracted more money in the name of the courier and other charges.
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Cricket fans, their bodies painted in the colors of the national flags of India and Pakistan, pose for photographs in Ahmedabad. (AP Photo) A 32-year-old doctor from Maharashtra’s Thane who wanted to watch a live World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Ahmedabad along with her friends on Saturday was duped to the tune of Rs 2.72 lakh by a Mumbai man under the pretext of selling her the match’s tickets.
The doctor, who is a lecturer at a popular private medical coaching institute in Pune and teaches students preparing for NEET exams, has filed a complaint with the Mumbai police.
The cricket match between staunch rivals India and Pakistan in the World cup is considered as one of the most-awaited matches of the World Cup.
As per her complaint, the doctor got the contact details of one Bhavdeep Shah through her senior’s contacts while searching for ticket availability for the World Cup match scheduled for Saturday.
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“When the doctor called Shah on September 5, he told her that he could arrange the tickets, each of which would cost Rs 25,000. After she bargained, Shah fixed the rate to Rs 15,000 per ticket. The doctor paid him money for three tickets, and in return, Shah sent her photos of the tickets via WhatsApp, saying the same would be physically handed over to her before the match,” said an officer.
After seeing the tickets’ photos, the doctor asked her friends if they wanted the match tickets, and subsequently she doctor bought five more tickets through online payment, the police said.
Shah told her that he would send the tickets via courier which would reach her by October 5 and later extracted more money in the name of the courier and other charges, officials said.
As the doctor did not receive the tickets on said day, she called Shah, who then demanded more money, saying the ticket prices had surged.
The doctor paid the man additional money, and despite this, she did not get her tickets delivered, the FIR stated.
She managed to obtain Shah’s office address at Kandivali and visited the place that turned out to be his residence. But Shah was not found there, the complainant told the police.
Based on the doctor’s complaint at the Samata Nagar police station, the police have booked Shah under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code, an officer said.
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