Hyderabad: A couple from Yemen was cheated by another Yemeni national living in the city, to the tune of Rs 7 lakh, by communicating wrong information to them about the treatment for gall bladder cancer at a city-based hospital. The accused was arrested by Banjara Hills police and remanded to judicial custody.
According to Banjara Hills police, Abdul Nasir, 68, had come from Aden, Yemen, for treatment of cancer along with Azhar Mahmood Ali last year. They visited a hospital at Mumbai where Nasir was treated for some days.
As the expenses for treatment were high, Azhar posted on Facebook groups asking people to suggest a hospital in India, where her husband can get treatment at a lower price.
Muaad Galal Abdo, 25, a native of Yemen and resident of Tarnaka, who came across the post, contacted Azhar and informed her about the treatment at a private hospital in Banjara Hills. Abdo had come to the city to pursue post-graduation.
Azhar reached the city and took a room on rent at Paramount Colony with the help of Abdo, as she does not know any other language except Arabic. He also assisted the couple in talking with doctors and others.
The doctors said that expenses for treatment would be around Rs 3.5 lakh, but Abdo translated this as Rs 10 lakh. He took the money from her on the pretext of paying the hospital.
