Alleged suspects deceived Meerut’s doctor for Rs 31 lakh for “Aladdin’s lamp”
Meerut:
Two men were arrested in Meerut, western Uttar Pradesh, after allegedly deceiving a town doctor for Rs 31 lakh into selling him “Aladdin’s Lamp” – the magical artefact from the folk tale of Middle East that breeds a wish-granting genius. rubbed.
The crooks even managed to summon a “genie” from the lamp to convince their victim, according to the doctor who was deceived.
On October 25, Dr LA Khan lodged a complaint with local police, detailing how he had been swindled by the men now arrested – Ikramuddin and Anees. According to the doctor, he first met them when he started treating a woman they described as their “sick mother”.
“I started to visit their house to treat the supposed mother. The visits continued for over a month. Gradually they started to tell me about a baba (godman) who they said had also come to their house. They started brainwashing me and asked me to meet this baba, ”Dr Khan said in his complaint.
The doctor said he met the godman “who seemed to perform such rituals”.
Police say another suspect – a woman – is still at large
“Eventually this group told me they would sell me a ‘chirag (lamp) ‘for Rs 1.5 crore but I could only offer a deposit of Rs 31 lakh. They told me that this lamp would bring wealth, health and good fortune. They said it was’ Aladdin ka chirag“(Aladdin’s Lamp),” Dr Khan added.
“During a visit, ‘Aladdin’ made an appearance in front of me. I didn’t know who this person was at the time. I later realized that (one of) the accused was disguising himself as’ Aladdin “”, he said.
Visuals from the police station where the complaint was filed show the two arrested men and a huge golden lamp (or ‘chirag‘) which was seized by the cops.
“We found that the same men went to other houses in town and cheated on many families on behalf of ‘tantra vidya“. We have seen the involvement of three people so far. Two were arrested. A woman is on the run, ”said Amit Rai, a senior police official in Meerut.
