Family Cheated of 58.50 Lakh on Promise of U.S. Education; Youth Held Hostage in Libya and Threatened
Media Report, Gohana -

 Rahul, a resident of Mundlana village, became a victim of a major fraud when agents promised to send him to the United States for studies but instead extorted ?58.50 lakh from his family. Rather than America, Rahul was sent to Dubai and later to Libya, where he was denied food, his passport was seized, and he was threatened with death. Unable to reach the U.S., Rahul finally managed to return to India in October 2024. The accused have since refused to return the money.

Based on a complaint filed by Rahul’s uncle Devender, police at Karnal’s Sadar police station have registered a case against Arun, Ved Prakash, Balwant, Sulekha, Renu, and Asha of Siddhpur village, Amit of Butani village, and Amit Master of Alewa Khanda village.

Devender stated that he wanted to send Rahul abroad for higher education and discussed the matter with their relative Roshan. Roshan introduced them to agents who assured that Rahul would reach the U.S. within three to four months. A deal was finalized for ?51 lakh, and Rahul’s documents were prepared in Delhi. On December 15, 2023, the agents collected ?10 lakh from the family and later sent a fake air ticket from Delhi to Bangkok.

Rahul stayed in Bangkok for some time and was then sent to Dubai in March 2024. From there, the agents tried to send him to Jamaica, but he was denied entry and returned to Dubai multiple times. His passport was taken as collateral, he was not given food, and the agents kept demanding more money from the family.

In July, Rahul was sent to Libya, where he was locked in a room, beaten, starved, and his phone was taken away. Arun even sent an audio recording threatening to kill Rahul if more money was not paid. The family transferred money into multiple accounts out of fear.

Rahul was finally brought back from Libya on October 13, 2024. Several community meetings were held afterward, but the accused refused to refund the money, forcing Devender to file a formal complaint.

Devender added that the family had taken loans against their land, jewellery, farm equipment and borrowed from relatives in hopes that Rahul’s education abroad would improve their financial condition, only to be defrauded by the accused.