Siliguri, 05th January: A woman from Darjeeling has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a man of lakhs of rupees under the pretext of securing a job. The arrested woman, identified as Bijayata Mukhiya (45), is a resident of Jorebungalow in Darjeeling.
According to reports, on February 25, 2023, Anil Lama filed a written complaint at Pradhan Nagar Police Station, accusing Bijayata Mukhiya of fraud. In his complaint, Lama stated that Mukhiya had suggested a job in Israel and took ₹12,70,000 from him. However, he never received the job and upon confronting about the money, she disappeared.
During the investigation, it was revealed that Bijayta Mukhiya has worked in a job consultancy agency in an area under the Matigara Police Station. After the fraud complaint was filed, she went into hiding, and police have been searching for her for the past two years without success.
Eventually, after a prolonged search, acting on a tip-off, a special team from Pradhan Nagar Police Station tracked Mukhiya down in Darjeeling. She was arrested and brought to Siliguri on Saturday night. On Sunday, she was presented in Siliguri court, and the police continued further investigation into the matter.