The Thane Police in Maharashtra have booked three persons for allegedly duping a man of Rs 2.92 lakh on the promise of a lucrative job in Russia, officials said on Monday, reported PTI.
According to the police, the suspects assured the 38-year-old complainant, a carpenter from Badlapur (East), that they would arrange employment for him at a mall in Russia through a travel firm.
They promised to provide an employment visa along with necessary arrangements such as a passport, visa, and tickets, and took Rs 2.92 lakh from him between November 2025 and January this year.
Employment visa claim found to be false
"However, the complainant was allegedly sent abroad on a temporary visa instead of an employment visa," an official from Bhiwandi police station said, the news agency reported.
The complainant further alleged that after reaching Russia, he was made to perform strenuous work and was not provided the job as promised. The accused also failed to return the amount taken from him, the official said.
Charges include cheating and breach of trust
Based on the complaint, the police registered a case on Saturday against two men and a woman under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 318(4) (cheating), 316(2) (criminal breach of trust), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and 3(5) (common intention), he said.
A search is on for the accused, and the police are also verifying the role of the travel agency involved, the official added.
Man cheats UPSC aspirant of Rs 13 lakh in fake BMC job fraud
In a similar incident earlier in March, the Kasturba Marg Police in Kandivali registered a case against one Himanshu Mishra for allegedly defrauding a UPSC aspirant of Rs 13 lakh by promising him a job in the BMC.
According to the 26-year-old complainant, he came in contact with Mishra in 2024 through his friend Adarsh Yadav, who informed him that his acquaintance could arrange a supervisor’s job in the BMC’s Water Department and demanded money.
The complainant initially transferred Rs 65,000 on July 31, 2024, to Yadav’s bank account, who claimed he forwarded the money to Mishra.
Later, the complainant began directly communicating with Mishra, who allegedly demanded more money at different stages of the supposed recruitment process. Police said the victim eventually paid Rs 12,00,010 through digital transfers and Rs 1 lakh in cash, totalling Rs 13,00,010 to the accused.
Fake joining letter
On August 3, 2024, Mishra allegedly met the complainant in Borivali and handed him a joining letter and identity card for the post of worker-cum-helper in the BMC. However, when Mishra continued to demand additional money, the complainant grew suspicious and asked for a refund. Mishra allegedly then called him for a supposed interview at the BMC office in Santacruz, but the accused never appeared.
Case filed
Investigations revealed that Mishra had cheated another person of nearly Rs 12 lakh. Following the complaint, the Kasturba Marg Police have registered a case under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for cheating and related offences against Himanshu Mishra, said an officer from Kasturba Marg Police.
(With PTI inputs)
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