Mumbai: Woman offered 'mediclaim policy', duped of Rs 23 lakh

The Goregaon police have registered a case of cheating where a 60-year-old woman was duped of Rs 23.5 lakhs by three people who claimed to be from two well known insurance companies. They offered the victim a fake insurance policy which turned out to be a pension plan.

According to the police, the complainant is a senior assistant manager working with Bharat Petroleum. In 2016, the victim had to bear expenses behind the medication of her old aged parents. The complainant had got a call from a person who introduced himself as Vikas Chauhan, a representative from a insurance firm and claimed to offer financial aid to people who opted for an insurance.

"Chauhan told the woman that after getting the mediclaim policy, she would be able to get loans from bank easily. He claimed that the policy benefits shall be obtained after one year and since the amount of insurance was big, the victim had to pay equivalent amount of tax," said police officer from Goregaon police station.

After checking the policy number, she discovered that both the policies which she had got were actually pension plans and the her signature was forged for the pension scheme.

Police have registered a case under section 120b, 170, 34, 419, 420, 464 and 465 of the Indian Penal Code.