Three men were arrested from Uttar Pradesh and brought to Raipur on charges of cheating a steel company employee of Rs 81.56 lakhs on the pretext of providing him a job abroad, police said on Wednesday. Special Director General of Police R.K.Vij said Vidyapati Mishra (38), Nitin Rawat (29) and Abhishek Gupta (24) hailed from Uttar Pradesh. Anu Kumar Prasad of Jindal Steel Pvt Ltd complained to the cyber police in Nava Raipur regarding the cheating.
The police learnt the accused were in Uttar Pradesh and arrested them. They told police that they posed as a representative of Sign.com and NR Consultancy and cheated Prasad by promising him a General Manager's post in a company in Abu Dhabi. The accused took Rs 81.56 lakh for registration, interview, police verification, exchange planning, security money, visa, ticket processing and immigration.