css-14iz86j-BoldText {font-weight: bold;} Two men have been arrested in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly deceiving a doctor by buying him an « Aladdin lamp « which, according to them, would bring him wealth and health
As part of the scam, they even pretended to evoke lamp spirits, in line with the Arabian Nights story, Indian media reports
The men would have wanted more than $ 200,000 for the lamp, but paid a deposit of $ 41,500
The doctor reportedly filed a complaint with local police in Meerut, western Uttar Pradesh, earlier this week
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« Gradually they started telling 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 », he said, according to NDTV He then met the baba « who seemed to perform such rituals »
He also allegedly stated that « during a visit, ‘Aladdin’ made an appearance in front of me » and it was only later that he realized that one of the accused was ‘was disguised as an iconic character
Other reports in Indian media suggest that the suspects pretended to evoke a genius, to convince the doctor of the authenticity of the lamp
The men eventually offered her the lamp, promising her that it would « bring wealth, health and good fortune » for 15,000,000 Indian rupees ($ 201,000), but settled a deposit of 310,000 rupees ( 41,584 dollars)
A senior Meerut police official, Amit Rai, told NDTV that the same men were suspected of deceiving other families in the same way. « Two were arrested A woman is on the run, » says he
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