A software engineer from Bengaluru has gone missing ₹48 lakh and later developed kidney complications after she sought a supposed cure for sexual well-being at a roadside tent run by a bogus Ayurvedic practitioner. According to the complaint lodged with the Jnanabharat police on Saturday, the man had sexual health problems after his marriage in 2023. He first visited a multi-specialty hospital in Kengeri near Bengaluru, The Hindu reported.
How a Roadside Ayurvedic Dawakhana Fooled a Tech Worker?
On May 3, the victim noticed a makeshift “Ayurvedic Dawakhana” near KLE Law College advertising a “quick cure” for sexual problems. Inside, a man calling himself “Vijay Guruji” assured him of a permanent solution through what he described as “rare Ayurvedic medicines.”
He instructed the engineer to buy a product called ‘Devaraj Booti’ from Vijayalakshmi Ayurvedic Store in Yeshwantpur, claiming it was from Haridwar and cost ₹1.6 million per gram. The so-called practitioner also told him not to take anyone with him when shopping and insisted that he only pay in cash.
As the losses mounted ₹48 million?
The technician believed the claims and bought the medicine. He was then persuaded to buy another compound marked “Bhavana Booti Taila”, at a cost ₹76,000 per gram. He borrowed money to finance the purchases ₹17 thousand from the wife and parents.
Soon after, ‘Vijay Guruji’ pressed him to buy more quantity of ‘Devaraj Booti’ and warned that the treatment would fail otherwise. The victim took out a bank loan in the amount ₹20 lakhs for the next presumed drug. Total spent ₹48 lakh but has not seen any improvement.
The Internet reacts with disbelief
Several social media users expressed their shock at the incident. “Spent 48 lakhs! On that Dawakhana!!! He deserves to be cheated,” wrote cardiologist Dr. Deepak Krishnamurthy from Bengaluru.
Another user X commented: “I’m shocked that educated people are falling for earthquakes and scams these days. Despite the awareness of social media and many people shouting about their own experiences, people are being scammed for such crazy amounts. Never believe too much of the good things that are offered on or off social media.”
