Under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Ramesh Swain, a phony doctor, had a complaint filed against him by the Enforcement Directorate (PMLA). According to sources, the central agency would gather the different papers that the Bhubaneswar police had already recovered from Swain. “Swain had at least 18 wives who he had married and defrauded after receiving financial advantages. He has in the past defrauded a lot of MBBS hopefuls. Swain’s financial dealings will be looked at, and if necessary, he will be taken into custody to be questioned, according to ED sources.
After capturing Swain on February 14 of last year, Bhubaneswar police took three mobile phones from him, from which 4,000 contacts were found. Several victims’ cell phone numbers are those of accused cheating victims. According to sources, the conman defrauded at least 18 women from a variety of professions, including five teachers, a lawyer for the Delhi High Court, a deputy general manager at National Insurance Company Limited, and an assistant commandant of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
In addition to defrauding educated women, Swain also defrauded banks, students, and job seekers. He was detained by the Cochin Police in 2006 for defrauding 13 banks of Rs 2 crore by posing as a member of the Health and Family Welfare department and using false documentation to obtain loans. Similar to this, he was detained by Hyderabad Police in 2011 when it was claimed that he had defrauded a number of young people out of Rs 2 crore by promising to provide them employment and MBBS seats. Swain defrauded ladies, businesses, job seekers, and hopefuls for the MBBS program in order to steal at least Rs 5.5 crore, according to Bhubaneswar police who tracked down his 15 bank accounts.