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Jakarta Police nab Indian expat for alleged fraud
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The Jakarta Police have arrested four suspects in connection with a fraud case involving Indian national Kirtipal Singh Raheja, who allegedly falsified documents to stay at a luxury apartment that was part of the benefits package at his former place of employment. (Shutterstock/File)
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ndian national Kirtipal Singh Raheja, the former director of PT IP, has been detained by the Jakarta Police for allegedly falsifying documents to extend his tenancy at a South Jakarta luxury apartment.
The apartment was initially part of Raheja's benefits as a director at PT IP. He was replaced by his successor on Sept. 6, 2017, but he reportedly refused to move out of the apartment, kompas.com reported on Tuesday.
“That was when he allegedly created the forged documents so that he wouldn’t be evicted from the apartment,” Jakarta Police general crimes head Comr. Zaky A. Nasution was quoted as saying, noting that the apartment cost US$3,500 (Rp 48 million) in monthly rent.
As the company kept trying to force him to leave the apartment, Raheja sent them several allegedly falsified documents to claim that he was the legal occupant.
“We’ve arrested four suspects, because Raheja apparently didn’t work alone,” Zaky added.
Along with the arrest, the police also confiscated several items as evidence, including the forged documents, the deed to the apartment, documents identifying the apartment’s original owner and receipts for services from a notary public. (vla)
