The Thane city police in Maharashtra have launched legal procedures against three individuals associated with a recruitment firm for allegedly defrauding countless people with promises of career prospects abroad. According to a report in PTI, the case arises from a complaint filed by a 38-year-old man living in Mumbai's Dahisar neighbourhood.

According to the complaint, he replied to the agency's Facebook advertisement and sent the accused Rs 2 lakh in exchange for a promised abroad employment. Despite the money, the agency was unable to secure employment for him abroad. As a result, when the accused attempted to refund the money with a cheque, it was discovered to be invalid, the PTI report stated,