Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police on Wednesday registered a case of cheating against a medical practitioner and a lawyer on the charge of duping a pharmacist of Rs23 lakh.The pharmacist, in the complaint lodged with the Pimpri police, stated that about two years ago, the medical practitioner contacted her and told her to set up a pharmacy on the premises of his hospital to earn a good income.“The accused took Rs23 lakh as a deposit from the pharmacist, but the business did not do well. She then handed back the place to the accused and asked him to return her deposit,” an officer from the Pimpri police said.He said the accused did not return the money. Instead, with the help of a lawyer, he allegedly created a fake agreement by forging the pharmacist’s signature. Using the forged documents, they managed to surrender her pharmacy licence and obtain a new licence in another pharmacist’s name.“When the woman did not get her money back, she approached us and lodged a complaint. We have registered a case of cheating and forgery against the accused,” the officer said.
