Overseas jobs fraud: 10 Delhi immigration agencies busted
The city police have foiled the operations of 10 illegal recruitment agencies in the city after receiving dozens of complaints from applicants who were duped into paying huge sums with the promise of jobs in Gulf countries. The drive, codenamed Operation Overseas, was conducted by the special branch of city police. Officials said that the operation was launched after checking the functioning of recruitment agencies for over a month The team raided various agencies on Wednesday and shut down 10 such institutions, seized fake documents, including over 1,000 passports, biodata of applicants, letter pads in the name of various institutions and agencies as well as fake stamps, seals and other illegal documentation. "The centres operate mainly as travel and tour agencies offering services such as visa stamping and booking tickets. They recruit people on the sly, baiting them by publishing advertisements on employment opportunities for plumbers, fitters, masons and ...