1.媒体来源: BBC
2.记者署名: 印度NDTV
3.完整新闻标题:
Indian doctor duped into buying 'Aladdin's lamp' for $41,500
4.完整新闻内文:
https://i.imgur.com/mshEM5H.jpg
Two men have been arrested in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly du
ping a doctor into buying an "Aladdin's lamp" that they promised would bring him
wealth and health.
As part of the con, they even pretended to conjure up spirits from the lamp, in
line with the tale from The Arabian Nights, Indian media report.
The men had reportedly wanted more than $200,000 for the lamp but settled for a
down payment of $41,500.
A third, female, suspect is at large.
The doctor reportedly filed a complaint with local police in Meerut, western Utt
ar Pradesh, earlier this week.
In the complaint, quoted by NDTV, he said he met the two men when he began trea
ting a woman he understood to be their mother over the course of a month.
"Gradually they started telling me about a baba (godman) whom they claimed also
visited their home. They started brainwashing me and asked me to meet this baba,
" he says, according to NDTV. He then did meet the baba "who seemed to perform s
uch rituals".
He also reportedly said that "during one visit 'Aladdin' actually made an appear
ance in front of me" and it was only later that he realised one of the accused h
ad been dressing up as the iconic figure.
Other reports in Indian media suggest that the suspects pretended to conjure up
a genie, to convince the doctor of the lamp's authenticity.
The men eventually offered him the lamp, promising it "would bring wealth, healt
h and good fortune", for 15,000,000 Indian rupees ($201,000) but settled for a d
own payment of 310,000 rupees ($41,584).
A senior Meerut police officer, Amit Rai, told NDTV that the same men were suspe
cted of cheating other families in similar ways. "Two have been arrested. A woma
n is on the run," he said.
印度NDTV报载，一组诈骗集团以出售阿
拉丁灯方式行骗
受害医生证称，两名男子在带母亲看诊时
，向他引荐了baba(印度通灵王.当乩)，随
后baba向他推销这款据信能带来财富.鸿
运.健康的神灯, 且不久，最有力的证人，
一个阿拉丁打扮的人物，和神灯精灵都显
灵了( ??????)
印度警方已逮两名男子，仍有一女嫌在逃
5.完整新闻连结 (或短网址):
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