A labour contract company in Ahmedabad was scammed of ₹1.84 cr in the name of processing fees and other charges for labour contracts across countries by two fraudsters.

The accused also forged documents to assure the complainant of the legitimacy of their dealings.

The complaint was filed with the Economics Offences Wing by Pankaj Patil, a resident of Ahmedabad’s Odhav, who owns the labour contract company along with his father.

In August 2022, Patil was introduced to Sivamurthy Rajappa and his brother Srinivasa Rajappa of Karnataka, working as labour contract workers in Karnataka.

The brothers told Pankaj that RIB Infrastructure needs labour in a road project in Solapur. Another project by Larsen & Toubro in Vijaywada was also promised by the accused.

For multiple costs stated by the accused, Patil paid ₹1.16 cr to the accused. Following that with some other payments, Patil paid a total amount of ₹1.84 crore to the accused.

Patil was also shown fake documents through email for assurance, along with a fake licence to operate from the National Highway Authority of India.

When no business came to him, Patil grew suspicious and contacted IRB’s Mumbai office, where he came to know that the documents shown to him were forged.

Patil, then unable to locate the brothers at their home, filed a complaint at the Economic Offences Wing.

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