An official on Tuesday said that the police in Thane have registered a case against a job agent for allegedly cheating a recruiter of nearly Rs 22 lakh under the pretext of facilitating employment in Singapore for the latter's clients, reported news agency PTI.

The complainant is a resident of Dombivli in Maharashtra's Thane district and operates an overseas recruitment agency with an office in neighbouring Mumbai.

"The accused had assured the complainant that he could facilitate jobs in Singapore for 11 of his clients. Trusting his assurance, the complainant paid a total of Rs 21,96,000 for the promised placements," the official from Vishnunagar police station said, reported PTI.