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. The private company's owner, Rohit Sonagra, has also been named a co-accused.

The Kandivali 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 Mumbai that would provide such a job and facilitate the visa.

In June 2024, Dahal came across a private company on social media which had posted several success stories of having provided jobs to people wanting to work abroad. Dahal then con...