NAVI MUMBAI: The Nerul police have registered a case of cheating, forgery and criminal breach of trust against the director of an overseas job recruitment agency in Seawoods in Navi Mumbai for allegedly duping 30 jobseekers from Kerala of Rs 55 lakh, by giving them fake work permit visas of a non-existing company in Abu Dhabi.
Acting on a complaint filed by Shahajuddin Hanifa (36), a mechanical engineer, the Nerul Police registered an FIR against Mahesh Shevati, director of RM Maritime Services.
According to police, Hanifa had met Shevati at his Seawoods office in March 2019, seeking an overseas job. Shevati allegedly demanded Rs 3 lakh from Hanifa as commission, but offered a waiver, if he brought 50 candidates, who would be charged Rs 2 lakh each for a helper’s job in Abu Dhabi.
Hanifa managed to persuade 29 jobseekers who collectively deposited Rs 52.20 lakh in his account. He transferred the money to Shevati’s account and paid Rs 2.70 lakh for his own job.
On reaching Abu Dhabi, the jobseekers learnt that the said company did not exist.
