A carpenter's desire to earn more money in a job at Singapore proved costly when he was conned of Rs 2.20 lakh in the process. The Dharavi police have booked a person for cheating Dhananjay Vishwakarma on the pretext of giving him the job. Vishwakarma, 31, is a resident of 90 Feet Road, Dharavi. In September 2018, he received a call from one Durgesh Sharma, who said he was looking for carpenters to work in Singapore. He told Vishwakarma that he would have to pay Rs 2.50 lakh to get the job, but as the salary was Rs 1.50 lakh per month he would recover it in a few months.

Vishwakarma said Sharma told him to go to Amritsar on September 11, 2018, and from there he would be taken to Malaysia before going to Singapore. For the work visa and airfare, Vishwakarma paid Rs 40,000. He also had to pay another Rs 40,000.