Archive · 25 Dec 2025
Odisha Man Arrested for Fake Singapore Job Scam
A man named Subrat Kumar Palo was caught in Odisha for tricking about 500 people.
He promised them jobs in Singapore and took money from them.
He even made fake documents like work permits and appointment letters.
The police found out and arrested him.
They also found that he had done similar tricks before in other places.
The police took his phones and fake documents as proof.
Subrat Kumar Palo, a 45-year-old man from Hillpatna, Odisha, was arrested for cheating around 500 people.
He promised jobs in Singapore and collected Rs 30,000 from each victim.
Palo and an accomplice ran a job consultancy and training center, advertising through posters and leaflets.
Police seized two mobile phones, fake documents including air tickets, work permits, and appointment letters.
Palo was also involved in three additional cheating cases, including one in Andhra Pradesh.
- Who
- Subrat Kumar Palo, a 45-year-old man from Hillpatna, Odisha
- What
- Arrested for cheating around 500 people by offering fake jobs in Singapore
- When
- Arrested on Wednesday, December 25, 2024
- Where
- Ganjam district, Odisha
- Why
- To lure job aspirants and collect money under the pretext of arranging jobs in Singapore
- Accused Name
- Subrat Kumar Palo
- Age
- 45
- Location
- Ganjam district, Odisha
- Victims
- 500
- Amount Cheated per Person
- Rs 30,000
- Items Seized
- Two mobile phones, photocopies of air tickets, computer-generated work permits, photocopies of health check-up certificates, fake appointment letters
- Additional Cases
- Three more cheating cases, including one in Andhra Pradesh