A carpenter's desire to earn more money via a job in Singapore proved costly when he got conned of Rs 2.20 lakh in the process. The Dharavi police have booked a person for cheating him on the pretext of giving him a job.

Dhananjay Vishwakarma, 31, is a resident at 90 Feet Road, Dharavi. In September 2018, he received a call from one Durgesh Sharma, who said he was looking out for carpenters for a job in Singapore. He told Vishwakarma that he would have to pay Rs 2.50 lakh to receive the job, but as the salary was Rs 1.50 lakh per month he would recover it in a few months.