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Mumbai police bust job racket using victim’s ID in Rs 1.5 crore fraud

Police said the complainant, Sagar Narottam Thakkar, 40, a resident of Bhayandar East, was promised a job in a clothing export company with a salary of R35,000 per month. Trusting the offer, he submitted his Aadhaar and PAN card, which were later used to open several bank accounts under a fake firm, Galaxy Corporation

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(From left) Accused Saurabh Sethi, Mohit Sharma and  Sandeep Kumar Nahta PIC/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

(From left) Accused Saurabh Sethi, Mohit Sharma and Sandeep Kumar Nahta PIC/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

The Borivli police have busted a fake job racket in which fraudsters duped a Bhayandar resident by promising him employment and misusing his documents to open multiple bank accounts. One accused has been arrested, while two others are absconding.

Police said the complainant, Sagar Narottam Thakkar, 40, a resident of Bhayandar East, was promised a job in a clothing export company with a salary of R35,000 per month. Trusting the offer, he submitted his Aadhaar and PAN card, which were later used to open several bank accounts under a fake firm, Galaxy Corporation. 

Between November 15, 2024, and August 19, 2025, the accused, Mohit Sharma alias Vir, accountant Sandeep Kumar Nahta alias Hitesh, and Saurabh Mahaveer Sethi alias Tejas, posed as businessmen running a wholesale clothing and export company. 

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