Mumbai, Oct. 13 -- A doctor and her associate, who posed as a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist, were booked on Saturday for allegedly cheating a 79-year-old man of Rs.4.5 lakh. The police said that the accused lured the victim into investing in antique pieces and Copper Iridium, a valuable rare-earth metal alloy and promising him returns worth crores. The Achole police said the victim, Shabbir Nagdawala was acquainted with doctor, Dr Usha Mehta, who ran her clinic in Ambadi Road, Vasai West. In July, when Nagdawala visited her, she introduced him to her associate, Parmeshwar Din Pal, who claimed to be a scientist working at the DRDO. "Since a respectable doctor vouched for him, I did not have any doubt," said Nagdawala, a resident of Evershine City in Vasai East. Pal told the victim that a mere Rs.4 lakh investment could lead to crores of profit. "The doctor went to Kolkata and called me from there claiming that she was about to get her hands on the antique pieces," said Nagdawala. The police said that Nagdawala told the doctor he wanted the deal to happen in front of him and went to Kolkata in August. While waiting for the deal to go through the duo took a total of Rs.4.5 lakh from Nagdawala in a month but failed to deliver any product. Suspicious, Nagdawala finally approached the deputy commissioner of police Purnima Shringi. The police said they have registered an FIR under relevant sections of the BNS....