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The Hindu
15-05-2025
- The Hindu
Two arrested for human trafficking
Two members of a human trafficking ring that targeted vulnerable individuals from Andhra Pradesh were arrested by the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) police and Shamshabad Special Operations Team (SOT). Following a tip-off, Chilukuri Balaji, 43, and Sunkara Shiva Kumar, 30, were arrested from a hotel in Nampally. The police seized 14 tampered visas and passports, police clearance certificates (PCCs), 16 flight tickets, and other incriminating documents. The scam came to light on May 13 following a complaint by Gandikota Venkata Ramana, a 38-year-old resident of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, who stated that the Kuwait visa, issued on a tourist basis, was tampered with to conceal the real travel purpose. The complainant was one of eight women lured with promises of lucrative jobs in Kuwait, only to realise at RGIA that the passport had been illegally altered, showing a 'cancelled' visa stamp to mislead immigration officers. Investigations revealed that Balaji and Shiva Kumar, both self-styled Gulf travel agents, were running a widespread network of sub-agents across Andhra Pradesh and Mumbai. Operating under Srinivasa Global Recruits, the duo forged travel documents, tampered with visas, and coordinated with medical diagnostic centres in Hyderabad to process pre-departure formalities. After collecting victim's passports, fraudsters also arranged accommodation near Nampally before transporting them to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport for travel. Their modus operandi involved two levels - they stamped genuine work visas with a fake 'cancelled' imprint and paired them with tourist visas and round-trip tickets, to fool immigration at departure; second - they removed cancellation marks and presented original work documents, police clearance certificates (PCCs) and boarding passes at the point of entry in the Gulf countries. Victims were instructed to destroy all tourist-related documents mid-journey to avoid detection. Balaji collected ₹5,000 and ₹8,000 from the victims in the form of fee for visa, medical clearances and flight bookings. Police also said that sub-agents paid as much as ₹60,000 per person, out of which the accused retained ₹5,000 to ₹8,000 as commission. The scam exploited gaps in emigration protocols. While ECNR (Emigration Check Not Required) passport holders can travel with original work visas and PCCs, ECR (Emigration Check Required) holders require additional documents including a POE (Protector of Emigrants) clearance. The accused bypassed these regulations, sending people on tourist visas without job contracts or insurance, exposing them to exploitation abroad. Further investigation and efforts to trace the remaining accused are underway.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Time of India
Three arrested for making fake marksheet
Indore: Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly making fake marksheets to prepare passport under ECNR category. "In the context of Indian passports, ECR stands for Emigration Check Required, while ECNR stands for Emigration Check Not Required. ECR passports are typically issued to individuals who haven't completed their 10th standard and may be more vulnerable to exploitation when traveling abroad for employment. ECNR passports are for those who have completed their 10th standard or higher, and are generally exempt from emigration clearance requirements," DCP Abhinay Vishwakarma said. The DCP said that the accused had MP Online Kiosk and under the guise of operating an open university, they provided study materials to the applicant and held 'exams' before issuing them 10th class marksheet. "One of the persons, whom the accused had issued the marksheet, had made a complaint after his application to prepare the passport under ECNR category got rejected," the senior police official said. A police team was formed by Khajrana police station in-charge Manoj Singh Sendhav, which gathered intelligence on persons involved in the illegal activities . During this process, the police caught a cyber cafe operator Javed Khan, who was involved in creating fake marksheets. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like If you have a mouse, play this game for 1 minute Navy Quest Undo The police team searched the cyber cafe and found hundreds of fake marksheets. A case was registered against Khan of Srinagar Kakad, and he was taken into custody. During the interrogation, the names of other persons involved in the racket surfaced. Remaining two accused were identified as Mohammad Azharuddin and Mohammad Riyaz, residents of Hina Palace, and they were arrested. "The arrested accused are being interrogated to uncover the involvement of other individuals in this racket. Further legal action will be taken based on the information obtained during the ongoing investigation," Vishwakarma said.
