A case of fraud in the name of jobs abroad has come to light in Mumbai. Here a person had opened a proper office and was luring unemployed people with the promise of foreign jobs. He was committing fraud by giving fake work permit letters. After receiving a complaint in this case, the police raided and arrested the accused. Several SIM cards, laptops, mobiles and cash were recovered from him.
According to the agency, the police say that the name of the arrested accused is 52-year-old Krishna Tripathi. He used to run an agency named E Axis Immigration Services in Andheri area of Mumbai. The police had received a complaint that Krishna Tripathi was cheating people by promising jobs abroad. After this, the police investigated and raided the accused’s hideout.
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The Mumbai Police Crime Branch arrested the accused from its office in Andheri. Police officials say that the accused has cheated many people. Action is being taken against him by registering a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for fraud and forgery.
The police officer said that the accused Krishna Tripathi used to give fake work permit letters to people seeking jobs abroad. 55 SIM cards, eight laptops, one desktop, two mobile phones, Rs 1.22 lakh in cash and other documents have been seized from him. The entire matter is being investigated.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)