A Mira Road resident was cheated of almost Rs 1 lakh while trying to book an appointment with a neurologist online. However, due to the timely intervention of the Kasturba Marg police, who managed to freeze the bank account in which the money got transferred, the complainant managed to recover Rs 77,000.

The victim, Ashok Sonigra, 39, who runs the New Madora Times watch shop at Kasturba Road in Borivli East, told mid-day that his wife Mamta, 37, who suffers from migraines, needed to consult a neurologist.