Ahmedabad: Travel Agent Dupes Postal Employees of ₹1.50 Lakh, Issues Fake Nepal Tour Tickets
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A man posing as an operator of Dwarkesh Holidays allegedly cheated 20 postal department employees of ₹1.50 lakh by promising confirmed air tickets for a Nepal tour and issuing nine fake tickets in Ahmedabad.
The accused, identified as Vimal Mulji, allegedly collected the money from Sonal Chunara, 45, who runs Sonu Tours and Travels from her home.
Nepal Tour Planned by Postal Employees
Sonal, who lives in Mansi Society near Giriraj Flats in Isanpur, has been running her travel business from home for around five years. Her husband, Nilesh, works in the Railway Mail Service (RMS) department of the postal service.
Around 20 of his colleagues had planned a trip to Nepal. As they needed advance air tickets to claim Leave Travel Concession (LTC) benefits under government rules, Sonalben contacted Vimalbhai, who introduced himself as the operator of Dwarkesh Holidays Pvt Ltd in Naranpura.
₹1.50 Lakh Transferred in Two Instalments
The accused allegedly promised to provide all confirmed tickets within 48 hours and demanded ₹1.50 lakh.
On 7 April 2026, Sonalben transferred ₹1 lakh through PhonePe using her husband's Axis Bank credit card. After receiving the payment, the accused allegedly sent nine tickets and demanded another ₹50,000 for the remaining bookings.
Sonalben transferred the additional amount from her SBI account through Google Pay on April 10. However, when she sought the remaining tickets, the accused allegedly began making excuses and failed to provide them.
Nine Tickets Found to Be Fake
On April 11 , Sonal and her husband visited the purported Dwarkesh Holidays office in Naranpura to verify the bookings. They were shocked to learn that no one by the accused's name worked there and that the nine tickets already issued were fake.
The accused subsequently switched off his phone and became unreachable.
Sonalben then approached Isanpur police, who registered a case against Vimal Mulji and began investigating the alleged fraud.
