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Parthkumar Chauhan Held at Mumbai Airport in Chat Scam Probe

Tried flying to Vietnam for scam job on tourist visa

by Ananya Mehta

In a developing cybercrime case, Mumbai’s Sahar Police arrested 29-year-old Parthkumar Ajay Chauhan and detained two others at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMI) for allegedly attempting to travel to Vietnam under false pretenses using tourist visas.

The arrest occurred around 12:10 AM on Monday as the three Surat-based individuals were preparing to board flight VJ-884 to Ho Chi Minh City, with a connecting flight to Vientiane, Laos. Immigration officer Deepchand Singh flagged their documents after noticing inconsistencies in their responses regarding their travel purpose.

While the trio claimed to be heading to Vietnam for job opportunities, their documents reflected tourist travel. Under further questioning, Chauhan admitted they were en route to work in a ‘chatting scam’ operation, which involved defrauding citizens in the US, Canada, and Australia by convincing them to invest in cryptocurrency platforms.

According to the FIR, Chauhan had previously worked in Vietnam between December 15, 2022, and February 23, 2023, through a Dubai-based agent. He had been involved in online scams, where fake chat operators coaxed victims abroad into investing in cryptocurrencies—only to vanish with the money.

Chauhan had promised his two friends a salary of Rs60,000–70,000 per month for similar work in Vietnam. While only Chauhan has been arrested, the other two were detained and issued notices to appear for further investigation.

“We suspect that Chauhan was trying to expand his network for scam operations abroad,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police Maneesh Kalwaniya. “Although he has no previous criminal record, he admitted to working in a chat scam setup before. We are investigating his contacts and travel history for deeper links.”

Police are now probing the extent of this international job scam racket, which misuses tourist visas and lures Indian youth into fraudulent cyber jobs abroad.

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