Mumbai, March 14 Two young men were cheated of Rs 23.43 lakh with the promise of jobs in Mumbai's municipal corporation, a police official said on Saturday.
The complainant, Chandra Kishore Prasad (26), who is preparing for the UPSC exam and lives in an MHADA transit building in Kandivali West, claimed that he was introduced to the accused, Himanshu Mohan Mishra, by his friend, Adarsh Shobhnath Yadav, according to the official at the Kasturba Marg police station.
"Mishra, claiming to be a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation employee, promised to secure two supervisor positions in the civic water department. He assured the victims that the jobs were guaranteed if they paid money and also promised to refund the amount if the employment did not materialise," he said.
"Trusting him, Prasad paid Mishra in installments, transferring around Rs 12 lakh via bank and giving Rs 1 lakh in cash. Mishra allegedly handed over a fake BMC joining letter and identity card to gain his confidence. Another young man, Shobhit Premnarayan Tripathi, was also cheated of Rs 10.43 lakh by Mishra using the same method," he said.
When the victims demanded their money back, Mishra reportedly reached a settlement and issued four cheques worth Rs 22 lakh from his brother's bank account, all of which bounced, the official added.
A case has been registered against Mishra and Yadav, and further investigation is underway, he said.