Thane man, friend duped of Rs 7.59 lakh in overseas job fraud
Thane: Police have registered a case against an individual for allegedly cheating two friends from Thane in Maharashtra of Rs 7.59 lakh after promising them jobs abroad, officials said on Sunday, November 1.
The accused lured the 38-year-old complainant, a resident of Kopri Colony in Thane, and his friend with promises of securing them jobs in Portugal. Under this pretext, he allegedly took Rs 7.59 lakh from the victims between October 20 and 30 for the formalities and visa processing, a police official said.
However, the victims later realised that they had been cheated and approached the police.
Based on the complaint, the police registered a case on Friday against the absconding accused under sections 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) and 318(4) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Search was underway for the accused, the police added.
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