Mumbai: A 25-year-old man was arrested by Vanrai Police for duping holiday goers by accepting advance payment online for booking a villa and never refunding the amount after cancellation of booking.Police said the complainant worked with a private company in Goregaon which was planning to take its staff on a two day picnic. The complainant was assigned the responsibility of booking a villa for the employees at Lonavala. While surfing online, he came across an advertisement for a villa for a rent of Rs 1.5 lakh for two days. As the rent was within the company’s budget, the complainant made payment on a bank account number provided by the accused, Nishant. He was also provided a GST number. But, the complainant was informed that the booking was cancelled as the villa was under renovation. The payment was never refunded and Nishant switched off his phone number. The complainant then lodged a police complaint. Police said the accused has similarly deceived other holiday goers as well.
