Key facts
- A woman used multiple aliases including Jhanvi, Riya, Lata, and Simran in a fake domestic help placement racket.
- The scheme involved collecting advance payments from families seeking domestic help.
- The woman placed in homes would allegedly disappear within a day or two, allowing the agency to collect new payments from other victims.
- Police arrested Hitai Mukhiya, identified as the mastermind, and Jhanvi Kumari, the woman using various identities.
- Seized items include mobile phones, SIM cards, an ATM card, agency pamphlets, and cash receipts.
A woman, allegedly using multiple aliases including Jhanvi, Riya, Lata, and Simran, has been arrested for her role in a fraudulent domestic help placement racket operating in Delhi. Police have identified the mastermind as Hitai Mukhiya, 36, and the woman as Jhanvi Kumari, 22.
The scam came to light after a Delhi family reported being defrauded of money by a placement agency that promised verified domestic help. According to investigators, the operation involved collecting advance payments, often totaling over Rs 33,000, from families seeking housekeepers. The agency would then send a woman, posing under various identities, to the homes on a trial basis.
After gaining the families' trust, the woman would allegedly disappear within a day or two, often after leaving the house under the pretense of using the washroom. The agency would then become unreachable, with phones switched off, leaving the victims duped. The family that reported the incident paid Rs 20,000 via UPI and Rs 13,000 in cash before the woman disappeared on May 21.
Authorities discovered that the accused operated several fake placement agencies advertised online. The investigation involved tracking mobile numbers, IMEI records, digital footprints, and financial transactions. During the arrests, police seized three mobile phones, five SIM cards, an ATM card linked to the fraud, agency pamphlets, rubber stamps, and cash receipt slips. The investigation is ongoing to identify potential additional victims and ascertain the full scale of the operation.