A doctor says he was conned into buying Aladdin’s lamp after two men convinced him that it will bring him riches and perfect health in India.
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BBC reports the scam took place in Meerut, a town within the Uttar Pradesh state, where Dr. La Khan took care of a woman who was believed to be the suspects’ mother for about a month. The doctor said he filed a complaint with police earlier this week after the men convinced him to put a down payment of $41,600(33,10000 rupees) instead of paying $200,000(15,000,000 rupees) for the novelty item.
“I started visiting their home to treat the supposed mother. The visits continued for over a month. Gradually they started telling me about a baba (godman) whom they claimed also visited their home. They started brainwashing me and asked me to meet this baba. Eventually, this group told me they would sell me a lamp but I could only offer a down payment. They told me this lamp would bring wealth, health, and good fortune. They said this is ‘Aladdin’s lamp.”
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Two of the men have been arrested and the woman who posed as their mother is currently on the run.