Fraudster arrested from Gujarat in foreign job placement scam
The Cyber Crime Wing of the city police has arrested Mohammed Irfan Shaikh (25) of Anand district in Gujarat, based on a complaint by a resident of R.S. Puram that he had cheated her of ₹64 lakh by promising overseas placements.
The complainant, who is the director of BiMars Education Limited, a company placing applicants in jobs in foreign countries such as Ukraine, Croatia, Poland, and Serbia, had contacted the accused after noticing an advertisement on Facebook promising overseas placement at a low cost.
The company, Sunsteller Private Limited, run by the accused, to which the complainant had transferred the amount in multiple transactions, turned out to be fake.
The money was paid in exchange for work permits, visa invitations, and related documentation for various European countries.
The accused was arrested under Sections 419, 420, 466, 468, 471 of IPC, read with 66D of Information Technology Amendment Act 2008.
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