2 Nepali nationals arrested at Mumbai airport for using fake UAE job permits
Mumbai: Two Nepali nationals allegedly attempting to travel to the UAE using counterfeit foreign employment permits (FEP), purportedly issued by Nepal Embassy in New Delhi, were held at the city's international airport on Wednesday.
Since May 26, Sahar police have arrested a total 18 Nepali nationals, including Dipendra Yadav (22) and Raj Sah Teli (20), and investigated the issuance of fake FEPs purportedly issued by the Nepali Embassy for flights from Mumbai airport. "Since air tickets are 50% cheaper in India compared to Nepal, job aspirants to Gulf countries travel to India to catch their international flights," a Sahar police officer said.
Yadav and Teli told Sahar police that each paid Rs 4 lakh to an agent to secure jobs as AC technicians in the UAE, along with visas and air tickets. They duo they entered India through the Bihar border, took a flight from Patna to Mumbai, and were about to depart for the UAE when they were stopped by immigration officers. "Since air tickets are 50% cheaper in India compared to Nepal, job aspirants to Gulf countries travel to India to catch their international flights," a Sahar police officer said.
Immigration officer Rajendra Pal (36) said: "We suspected something was amiss with the FEPs submitted by the two men who were flying to the UAE for jobs as AC technicians. Due to earlier such cases, we got in touch with the Nepali Embassy. We uploaded the FEPs on the Nepali Embassy site and found out that they were fake." Apart from the fake FEPs, all their other documents were genuine, said Sahar police.
Yadav and Teli are currently in police custody.
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