Assistant bank manager, MBA graduate among three held in Delhi for duping job seekers with fake offers abroad

Officers said the trio worked together to create a network of mule accounts, communicate with targets through WhatsApp, and layer transactions to conceal the trail of funds. Six mobile phones, including a calling device, two laptops and Rs 50,000 allegedly linked to the fraud were recovered.

The case came to light after a complainant, who had lost his job during the pandemic, was seeking opportunities abroad. He told police he joined a WhatsApp group named “FLYABROAD 6”, where a man posing as an “Edutech Consultant” offered a visa for a chef’s job in New Zealand for Rs 2.8 lakh.

Police said the complainant was shown fake visa documents and firm registration papers to gain his trust, after which he paid Rs 1.8 lakh. When the accused stopped responding, he verified the documents and found them to be forged. An FIR was subsequently registered on October 7 at the Cyber Police Station in South-West district.

“The cheated amount was first deposited into a Yes Bank mule account, then layered into another Yes Bank account to disguise its origins. Mule account holders were traced to Gurgaon and the device locations pointed towards Anand District in Gujarat, followed by multiple interstate hideouts. After sustained surveillance, the first accused Ketan Deepak Kumar was arrested from Rishikesh in Uttarakhand on November 9, with the primary calling device,” said DCP South West Amit Goel.

Following Kumar’s questioning, Sanjib Mondal was arrested from Kolkata on November 13. Ravi Kumar Mishra, who allegedly opened bank accounts of unsuspecting individuals under the pretext of offering loan assistance before handing them over to the syndicate, was arrested from Gurgaon on November 17.

Police said Ketan, a BTech dropout who worked as a travel agent, coordinated the procurement of mule accounts; Sanjib, an MBA graduate, posed as the job consultant who convinced victims to transfer money; while Mishra used his banking position to facilitate account openings in exchange for commissions.

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