Summary:
Meerut: Two men have been arrested in western Uttar Pradesh`s Meerut after they allegedly cheated a city doctor of ? 31 lakh by selling him "Aladdin`s lamp" - the magical artifact from the popular Middle Eastern folk tale that brings forth a wish-granting genie when it is rubbed.
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Meerut: Two men have been arrested in western Uttar Pradesh`s Meerut after they allegedly cheated a city doctor of ? 31 lakh by selling him "Aladdin`s lamp" - the magical artifact from the popular Middle Eastern folk tale that brings forth a wish-granting genie when it is rubbed.
The con artists even managed to summon a "genie" from the lamp to convince their victim, according to the doctor who was cheated.
Dr LA Khan filed a complaint with local police on October 25, describing in detail how he had been swindled by the now-arrested men - Ikramuddin and Anees.
According to the doctor, he first met them when he began treating a woman they described as their "ailing mother".
"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.