A fake medical treatment scam has resurfaced in Mumbai, where a fake doctor performed knee surgery on a 55-year-old woman and defrauded her of Rs 8.25 lakh. The Vile Parle police have registered an FIR against three gang members involved in the scam. Authorities suspect that 30-40 other people may have been cheated using the same modus operandi. mid-day previously exposed a similar scam involving fraudsters targeting cancer patients with the same tactics.

In this scheme, the accused met the woman outside a Vile Parle hospital and followed her for a short distance. He inquired about her knee pain and fabricated a story about how his mother had also suffered from knee issues but was cured by a Thane-based doctor. The accused provided the contact number of the fake doctor and advised her to seek treatment.