The Vashi police have booked six people for duping eight parents of about Rs 2.17 crore by promising their children confirmed MBBS seats in their choice of college, officers said on Wednesday. The accused are absconding. Bhandup resident Pradip More brought the crime to the fore after losing over Rs 12 lakh and finding that the gang, who were functioning out of an office in Vashi, had also cheated seven others.

If there are more parents whom the gang has defrauded, they must come forward and lodge a complaint, said the police. They added that the main point of investigation is how the racketeers got the list of student aspiring to pursue medicine.