Gang luring in name of employment busted
6 Oct 2012 12:43 AM GMT
Three men have been arrested from Paharganj area of central Delhi for cheating several unemployed youths on the pretext of providing them jobs in Libya and other Gulf countries, police said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Shiv Saini, 35, Shiv Kumar, 26, and Fanni Malik, 30. They collected several lakhs by charging between Rs 1.3- 1.6 lakh in the last six years.
‘We have also recovered 125 Indian and Nepali passports, various applications and medical certificates from their possession,’ said Devesh Chandra Srivastva, additional commissioner of police [Central].
The mastermind of the gang, identified as Saini, initially worked as a daily wager at a sweet shop in Punjab. He was desperate to go abroad for a job, and so he went to Dubai, but had to come back. ‘To recover the lost money, he formed his own gang and stared cheating people,’ Srivastva added.
The racket was busted after a call was made to the police control room on Wednesday reporting that a person who cheats unemployed youths was staying at Shyam Guest House in Paharganj. The complainant reported that the accused took Rs 50,000 from him as advance and failed to provide him any job. They also refused to return the amount paid.On receipt of the information, a team immediately rushed to the hotel and apprehended Fanni.
‘He revealed that he was working as an agent and lured unemployed youths on the pretext of sending them abroad on handsome salary,’ Srivastva added.
Fanni also disclosed that the racket was being operated by Saini from Himachal Pradesh’s Una district. He, along with Kumar, was subsequently apprehended from Royal Prince Hotel in Paharganj.
On sustained interrogation, it was revealed that Saini had earlier tried for a job abroad. He was lured by an agent, who then sent him to Dubai on a tourist visa. ‘However, he did not get a job and come back to India. Getting clues from the incident that happened with him, he made his own group and started cheating people,’ Srivastva said.
He engaged a number of agents across the country, and gave them handsome commission. Saini used to interview the candidates, get application form filled by them and thereafter their medical examination was got done at a reputed clinic in Delhi. After this, a part of the payment was made.
Later, on the pretext of getting the paper work done for visa, Saini would frequently change his base to remain undetected. The accused persons have collected several lakh of rupees through this modus-operandi.
‘We have also recovered 125 Indian and Nepali passports, various applications and medical certificates from their possession,’ said Devesh Chandra Srivastva, additional commissioner of police [Central].
The mastermind of the gang, identified as Saini, initially worked as a daily wager at a sweet shop in Punjab. He was desperate to go abroad for a job, and so he went to Dubai, but had to come back. ‘To recover the lost money, he formed his own gang and stared cheating people,’ Srivastva added.
The racket was busted after a call was made to the police control room on Wednesday reporting that a person who cheats unemployed youths was staying at Shyam Guest House in Paharganj. The complainant reported that the accused took Rs 50,000 from him as advance and failed to provide him any job. They also refused to return the amount paid.On receipt of the information, a team immediately rushed to the hotel and apprehended Fanni.
‘He revealed that he was working as an agent and lured unemployed youths on the pretext of sending them abroad on handsome salary,’ Srivastva added.
Fanni also disclosed that the racket was being operated by Saini from Himachal Pradesh’s Una district. He, along with Kumar, was subsequently apprehended from Royal Prince Hotel in Paharganj.
On sustained interrogation, it was revealed that Saini had earlier tried for a job abroad. He was lured by an agent, who then sent him to Dubai on a tourist visa. ‘However, he did not get a job and come back to India. Getting clues from the incident that happened with him, he made his own group and started cheating people,’ Srivastva said.
He engaged a number of agents across the country, and gave them handsome commission. Saini used to interview the candidates, get application form filled by them and thereafter their medical examination was got done at a reputed clinic in Delhi. After this, a part of the payment was made.
Later, on the pretext of getting the paper work done for visa, Saini would frequently change his base to remain undetected. The accused persons have collected several lakh of rupees through this modus-operandi.
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