PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun
Uttarakhand’s mountainous districts continue to report cases of youth being cheated in the name of overseas employment and in 10 such cases in Dehradun, the senior superintendent of police Ajai Singh ordered the registration of FIRs on Tuesday. The accused allegedly took money from 19 youths after promising jobs or study opportunities abroad and collected over Rs 48 lakh through forged documents, visas and offer letters. Singh informed that a complaint from Nitin Pokhriyal of Clement Town stated that Arun Placement Service took Rs 3.04 lakh from him after giving him a fake Italy job offer, visa and ticket. Another complainant Jitendra from Tehri said that Ashish Raturi took Rs 3.8 lakh from him with the promise of sending him to Poland. Vikram Singh Rautela from Tehri also filed a similar complaint against the same accused for the same amount. In a separate complaint, Richa Verma from Garhi Cantt said that Upgrade Company cheated her of Rs 5.15 lakh by promising admission to a university in Germany. Nalin Mulani of Dharampur complained that Vikram Gusain took more than Rs 19 lakh from some students by giving fake visas. Two residents of Nainital and Uttarkashi reported that Arshika Khan and Ashish Raturi cheated them in the name of jobs in Saudi Arabia and subjected them to physical harassment abroad. Randhir Singh Negi and five others alleged that Jai Kishan Nautiyal cheated them in the name of sending them to New Zealand and took Rs 1.6 lakh from Negi alone.
The SSP stated that in another case, complainant Dharmveer Bhandari from Ajabpur Kalan alleged that a man Captain Anil took Rs 52,000 from him for a job in Dubai. A resident of Lower Rajiv Nagar said that Mohammad Bilal Siddiqui took Rs 1.4 lakh from him for an overseas job. Four complainants- Dhan Singh Thapa, Meen Bahadur Gurung, Sagar Thapa and Dheeraj Gurung, reported a fraud of more than Rs 9.61 lakh by Chitra Prasad and Gudwin Singh in the name of foreign employment. Singh said that the Financial Fraud Unit of the district police investigated all applications and found that the accused cheated youths by offering jobs abroad through forged documents. Considering the seriousness of the cases, respective police stations in-charges were directed to register FIRs. The SSP also appealed to youths to verify the credibility of any agency or firm offering overseas employment or study programs. Applicants have been advised to confirm job letters, work permits, visas and tickets directly with the concerned institution or embassy before proceeding. Details of authorised recruitment agents can be verified through the Ministry of External Affairs’ Emigrate portal, he added.
