Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing seized Shantaram Shelke on Tuesday after a sting operation in Laxmi Nagar exposed a scheme that lured 41 job‑seekers with forged visas, tickets and employment letters.
Shelke, who ran the front company SS Overseas Travels, collected ₹40,00,000 from victims under the guise of securing overseas roles, then vanished with the money.
Victims, many of whom had been unemployed for months, believed their travel arrangements were finalized until they arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport to find all documents counterfeit.
Investigators traced bank transfers, mobile data and false addresses to locate Shelke in Palghar, Maharashtra, where he was arrested after a week of surveillance.
He is now remanded in Delhi's Central Jail, and the court has ordered a thorough probe into his associates, including alleged partner Asif, who is also under investigation.