Woman who promised MBBS seat in dock

Chennai: City police have registered a case against a woman for allegedly cheating another of 5 lakh after promising a medical seat for her daughter at a private university.The complainant, S Manju, 35, of Tiruvallur has been living in T Nagar with her two daughters, police said. Manju is a freelance tailor and got acquainted with Aparna Abhinay, a boutique owner and wife of actor Abhinay Vaddi.According to Majnu’s complaint, Aparna said she could help her daughter Lavanya Shree get a medical seat at a private university in Porur. For this, Manju transferred 5 lakh advance to Aparna and within a week, received some documents and a letter of authorization from the University through WhatsApp from Aparna. Manju was asked to approach the University with the letter to confirm the seat. Only then did she find out that the documents were fake. West Mambalam Police have registered a case under the IPC.