Man promised overseas job, duped of Rs 3 lakh

New Delhi: A hotel management graduate from Delhi’s Khichripur area was duped of Rs 3,15,000 by a man, who lured him on the pretext of providing job at a five star hotel in Singapore. The victim realised this after he was stopped by the Singapore immigration department in December last year. He was deported to India in January 2018. Police has registered a case of cheating and forgery against the accused.

The accused has been identified as Anupam Maurya, a resident of Panipat in Haryana.

The victim, Arun Kumar, is a hotel management graduate from the Institute of Hotel Management Srinagar, J&K. He was in search of a job when his friend Rohit introduced him to the accused in November last year.

In December, the accused called the victim and promised him that he will get him a job in Singapore. He met the victim’s family in Patiala House court. He took Rs 2,60,000 in cash and handed over the work pass visa to the victim. The accused assured them that the documents were authentic.

When the victim asked about the money, the accused said that Rs 2 lakh was the visa fees while the remaining Rs 60,000 was for the air tickets and service charge. Apart from this, the accused took an additional sum of Rs 20,000.

The accused, however, switched off his mobile phone after taking the money. The victim, who was under the impression that the documents were authentic, boarded a flight to Singapore from IGI Airport in Delhi on December 31. When the victim landed in Singapore and presented the documents at the immigration department, the officials there said that the documents were forged and he could not get a job on its basis.

The authorities found out that the victim was cheated by an agent.

 They deported him without further investigation.

When confronted, the accused admitted the fraud but threatened the victim to remain silent or face dire consequences. The victim, however, contacted the police and registered a case of forgery and cheating on May 7 this year at Tilak Marg police station.

The police has initiated a probe. The accused is yet to be arrested.