India, Nov. 19 -- A senior visa counsellor from a private company has been arrested for allegedly cheating a Nepali couple of nearly Rs.27 lakh by promising them a job in London and a visa.

According to the Kandivali police, the accused, Akanksha Rajendra Tiwari, is being interrogated by the police, while the private company's owner, Rohit Sonagra, has also been named a co-accused in the case. The police suspect that Tiwari's arrest may lead to similar frauds she may have committed on other unsuspecting people.

The police said that the complainant, Vikas Vidurkumar Khatiwada from Nepal, runs a business as a consultant for engineering firms. Since his wife Monika Dahal wanted to work in London, Khatiwada was trying to find agencies in Mu...