Lucknow:In a recent case offraud, resident doctors fromKing George’s Medical University (KGMU),Lucknow, fell victim to an elaborate multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme, losing nearly Rs 23 lakh. They have registered an FIR against three of their colleagues, accusing them of cheating by promising high returns on investment. According to the complaint, the accused doctors posed as company representatives and convinced the junior and senior resident doctors to invest by promising high returns and a lavish lifestyle. They alleged that the accused lured them with fabricated documents and papers that showed large profits, luxury lifestyles, and photographs of supposed beneficiaries if they invested in the scheme. Also read-Unfortunate: 76-year-old doctor dies of heart attack after 3-day digital arrest In the hope of huge returns, the residents transferred money both through credit cards and directly into the personal account of one of the doctors. They claimed that they were even pressured to sign papers at hotels under the guise of "general terms and conditions." In some cases, they were asked to bring in their fellow colleagues, whose investments were also routed through them. Small payments, portrayed as "commission", were given to make the scheme look real. In this regard, the complainants also alleged that the accused doctors used their Aadhaar and PAN details in the scheme. They have accused the doctors of misusing their Aadhaar and PAN details to create fake email IDs, credit cards, and even fraudulent accounts on the company's online portal, showing their relatives as new "investors" under them. The suspicion that the scheme is fraudulent arose when some victims demanded their money back, but instead received threats with false cases, career sabotage, and even death from the accused doctors, as reported byTOI. The complainants further alleged that one of the accused doctors filed a false cyber complaint against one of them in Amethi, resulting in the freezing of his bank account. The doctors said the fraud was a "well-planned racket" targeting medical professionals, designed to exploit trust among colleagues. Subsequently, they approached the police and registered an FIR against the three doctors of KGMU under relevant sections of the BNS. Also read-Sangli doctor robbed of Rs 2 crore in Fake Income Tax Raid