Mumbai Fraud: 9 Victims Duped Of ₹55 Lakh In Fake Railway Job Scam; CSMT Police Launch Probe

Mumbai: The CSMT Railway Police have registered two separate cheating cases where persons were duped with false promises of railway jobs. In one case, four accused persons allegedly collected Rs 50.45 lakh from eight persons by conducting fake training sessions and providing bogus offer letters. In the other case, a woman was defrauded of Rs 5.25 lakh after a casual meeting with the accused at CSMT station.

Victims Promised Railway Jobs Under Sports Quota Scheme

According to the first FIR, Chinchpokli resident Vijay Unde, 52, was informed by his friend about vacancies under the railway’s sports quota. The friend introduced him to Sheetal Mehta and her brother Chintan Shah, who claimed to have railway contacts. They demanded Rs 50,000 for a clerk’s post, payable in instalments.

After an initial payment to Shah’s Bank of Baroda account, Unde received an offer letter in his son’s name. However, Shah allegedly died soon after, and Unde was asked to transfer the remaining sum to accounts belonging to Karan Singh and Ranjit Singh. Eventually, the calls stopped, and Unde realised he had been cheated.

Multiple Accused Involved, FIRs Registered in Both Cases

In the second case, Pune resident Mohini Shinde met Bhimrao Jhalte at CSMT in November 2021. Claiming to be a Congress party office bearer, Jhalte offered to help secure a railway job for her son in exchange for Rs 12 lakh. Shinde paid Rs 5.25 lakh, but no job followed. A case has now been registered against Jhalte, his wife Jayashree, and son Pawan. Investigations in both cases are underway.