Foreign tour fraud worth ₹9 lakh busted:Sagar youth sent flood photos, cited war fears to delay trip; arrested from Uttarakhand

There are currently war-like conditions in Vietnam. There is also a season of floods and rain there, so it’s not advisable to go right now. Saying this, he misled us for five months. He took 9 lakh rupees in the name of arranging a family trip abroad. When we asked for the money back, he switched off his phone. A youth from Sagar approached the police with this complaint. Investigation into the matter revealed a network that defrauded people of lakhs of rupees in the name of foreign travel. The accused was arrested from Almora district in Uttarakhand. He had been running a network defrauding tourists for two and a half years. He spent the defrauded money on horse trading, share market, online gaming, and gambling. Dainik Bhaskar learned the full story of these fraudulent methods. Read the report Was running fraud network from Uttarakhand Tour company information found on internet Ajay Makhija stated that on September 3, 2025, he had planned to visit Vietnam with his family. He gathered information about tour packages on the internet. During this time, he found the ID of a company named ‘Love for Mountain’. Upon contact, Rakesh Singh Bisht, the company’s operator, gained his trust and provided information about the facilities available in the tour. After this, under the pretext of providing a tour package, he took 9 lakh 6 thousand 800 rupees in different installments. Made excuses repeatedly After taking money from Ajay, Rakesh promised to give the Vietnam ticket in October. About 10 days later, Ajay contacted him and asked for the ticket, but Rakesh did not provide the ticket. He said, ‘Vietnam is experiencing heavy rainfall and flood season, so it is not safe to go there at the moment.’ Rakesh also sent Ajay some photos of the flood and said that tickets would be booked in December. Two months later, when December arrived, Ajay asked for the trip tickets. This time, Rakesh made a new excuse, saying that there were war-like conditions there. He said that tickets would be confirmed by February, but nothing happened in February either. Ajay said that he became suspicious after excuses were made three times in a row. After this, he filed a complaint at the police station. As soon as the accused learned about the complaint, he switched off his mobile. Used to disappear after depositing money Accused has been spoiled since childhood After the arrest of Rakesh Singh Bisht, the police gathered information about his family. The investigation revealed that Rakesh is the only son in his family. He has five sisters. His parents live in a village in the Almora district and work as farmers. Being from a middle-class family, it was difficult to make ends meet. Rakesh did not get much money from home to fulfill his hobbies, so he got involved in criminal activities. When the family members received information from the police about their son’s fraud, they stated that Rakesh had been of a spoiled nature since childhood. His circle of friends was also not good. He had several tattoos on his body. His elderly parents always stopped him from doing wrong things, but he did not listen to them. His family members were also troubled by his antics.