Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Delhi Police arrests alleged visa-fraud mastermind in overseas jobs scam
Police in Delhi arrested a man accused of running a fake overseas-jobs scheme.
His name is Shantaram Barku Shelke.
Police say at least 41 people paid about Rs 40 lakh for jobs abroad.
The victims saw advertisements on social media.
They were allegedly given fake job letters, visas and air tickets.
When they went to the airport, they learned the papers were not real.
The accused allegedly stopped answering calls and left his office.
Police later found and arrested him in Nalasopara, Maharashtra.
Delhi Police arrested Shantaram Barku Shelke over an alleged visa-fraud conspiracy.
Police allege that at least 41 people were cheated of around Rs 40 lakh.
Victims were promised overseas jobs, particularly in Russia and Israel, through social-media advertisements.
Shelke allegedly issued dummy offer letters, fake visas and air tickets before disappearing.
Shelke was arrested in Nalasopara after police traced him using financial, mobile and documentary evidence.
- Who
- Delhi Police arrested Shantaram Barku Shelke, proprietor of M/s SS Overseas Travels Agency; police also named an associate called Asif.
- What
- Shelke was arrested over an alleged visa-fraud conspiracy involving fake overseas-job documents and about Rs 40 lakh in alleged losses.
- When
- The report was dated September 28; the year was not specified.
- Where
- Shelke was arrested in Nalasopara, in Maharashtra’s Palghar district. The alleged business operated in Laxmi Nagar, Delhi.
- Why
- Police allege he collected money from job seekers by promising overseas employment and arranging fraudulent visas and travel documents.
- Accused
- Shantaram Barku Shelke
- Alleged victims
- At least 41 people
- Estimated amount
- Around Rs 40 lakh
- Promised destinations
- Russia and Israel, among other overseas locations
- Business name
- M/s SS Overseas Travels Agency
- Arrest location
- Nalasopara, Palghar district, Maharashtra
- Investigating unit
- Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing