The modus operandi of these accused was to approach desperate jobseekers who were preparing for examinations for the posts of various Central Government Departments
The accused managed to convince the family of the victim and drew Rs. 8 lakhs from them in the name of getting a Merchant Navy job in Singapur and instead sent the boy to Iran for Rs. 7500 job
The accused used Instagram to post ads of work from home and created a fake link of job offer taking the user to a Whats App where they further cheated them by seeking money
The accused, actor Suraj Pawar, demanded Rs 5 lakhs for the job, including Rs 2 lakhs as an advance, and took the money at a bus stop in Ahmednagar’s Rahuri on September 4
A FIR was registered with Palghar police against Gosavi on October 17 for cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery on a complaint by Utkarsh Tare and Adarsh Keni.