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Mumbai Visa Counsellor Arrested in ₹27 Lakh UK Job-and-Visa Scam

Police are tracing the firm's owner.

Overview

  • A senior counsellor, Akanksha Rajendra Tiwari of Achieve International, was arrested in Mumbai for allegedly duping a Nepali couple with promises of a London job and visas.
  • The complainant, Vikas Vidurkumar Khatiwada, said he and his wife, Monika Dahal, found the consultancy through social media posts touting overseas placements.
  • Payments began with a ₹2 lakh advance and continued between June 2024 and May 2025, totaling roughly ₹27 lakh, according to the police complaint and FIR details.
  • Investigators registered cases of cheating and criminal breach of trust against Tiwari and company owner Rohit Sonagra/Songara, who remains a named co-accused.
  • Tiwari is in police custody, with Hindustan Times reporting she confessed during interrogation, as police probe for additional victims and report the Kandivali office had shifted to Malad.