Noida police crack down on gangs duping job seekers with fake job offers in Gulf, three arrested

Noida police have busted a fraudulent operation that exploited people seeking jobs abroad, police said on Wednesday, adding that they have arrested three men and detained them. ₹6.9 lakh in cash from them. Another suspect is being sought, police said.

The three arrested men were identified as Yogendra Rankwar alias Anees, Manoj Lal alias Rizwan and Komal alias Jyoti Singh, all residents of Delhi. They were arrested from near the green belt of block A around 12.05 this Wednesday.

Elaborating on the modus operandi of the case, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Shakti Mohan Awasthi said the suspects used to advertise their fake company on social media, luring job seekers to controlled WhatsApp groups where they impersonated by foreign representatives, issuing false appointments. letters and visas, while retaining applicants’ passports.

“These fraudulent visas and tickets were designed to expire, leaving applicants stranded after receiving dates to visit the office, by which time the fraudsters had fled,” Awasthi said.

During interrogation, the suspects admitted to forming a company called ‘Global Travels’ with partner Prempal Raikwar. “They admitted to using platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to attract candidates, offering fraudulent practices and visa services to Gulf countries. With funds funneled into Raikwar’s accounts, the suspects often changed their identities to evade detection, eventually leaving many applicants cheated and without recourse,” the DCP said, adding that efforts were made to nab Raikwar.

The confession statement of the suspects said: “We would post advertisements on social media websites to help people find jobs in the Gulf countries Dubai, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, etc. and to prepare their visas, where people came and we were contacted and we took money from them to go abroad.we used to hide our names so that no one could know about us, all the money of our company went to our partner Prempal Raikwar and we also took cash”.

A case was registered under sections 318 (4) (fraud), 316 (2) (breach of trust), 338 (use of false documents), 336 (3) (forgery) and 319 (2) ( fraud) of the Bharatiya. Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and in addition the police also recovered five mobile phones and a tab from the accused.