The Kandivli police have arrested a 26-year-old MBBS student from Delhi for allegedly duping a single mother of Rs 3.2 lakh under the pretext of confirming her daughter’s admission to a reputed medical college in Kyrgyzstan.

The accused Sameer Babu Khan Siddique demanded Rs 5.5 lakh and had promised the complainant to secure her daughter admission to a reputed college in Kyrgyzstan, however, she was given admission to an unrecognised college. The accused also did not pay full fees as promised, due to which, the college stopped the girl from appearing for the exam.