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Time of India
04-05-2025
- Time of India
Job fraud: Audio clip allegedly of accused surfaces
Kochi: Even as city police launched a detailed investigation into the antecedents of a Pathanamthitta-native woman , who allegedly duped many people by offering jobs abroad, an audio clip surfaced online purportedly belonging to the accused. In an audio clip attributed to Karthika Pradeep , who runs Takeoff Consultancy , an overseas educational consultancy, a woman can be heard telling someone that she did things by entering into agreements and she moved legally. The woman, in a harsh tone, said that she only knew to live by cheating and it was her skill. She questioned why people were available to be cheated. Police haven't yet verified the context of the conversation. The accused was arrested in Kozhikode by Central police on Friday in a case in which she allegedly cheated a Thrissur native of Rs 5.23 lakh after promising a job as social worker in the UK. Police found that her agency was allegedly operating without a valid licence or protector of emigrants (PoE) authorisation to send people abroad. Similar complaints came up from several districts against her consultancy, police said.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Time of India
Cops probe woman for duping people
Kochi: Kochi Police are investigating a woman who allegedly duped several people by offering jobs abroad. The woman, identified as Pathanamthitta native Karthika Pradeep who runs an overseas educational consultancy, was arrested for allegedly cheating a Thrissur native of Rs 5.23 lakh by promising a job as a social worker in the UK. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The victim sent money in multiple instalments between Aug 26 and Dec 14, 2024, said police. Her agency, named Takeoff Consultancy, was allegedly operating without a valid licence or protector of emigrants (PoE) authorization required to send people abroad. The woman, a resident of Thrissur, was arrested in Kozhikode by Central Police on Friday. She reportedly claims to have a medical degree as well, said sources. Police said similar complaints have come up from several districts, including Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, and Kozhikode, against her consultancy. TNN
The Hindu
03-05-2025
- The Hindu
Woman arrested on charge of defrauding job aspirants
The Kochi City police arrested a woman on charge of defrauding job seekers by promising opportunities abroad. Karthika Pradeep, a native of Pathanamthitta, was arrested on a complaint filed by a Thrissur-native, who was allegedly cheated of ₹5.2 lakh. According to the first information report (FIR) filed by the Ernakulam Central police, the aspirant had transferred the money in instalments between August 26, 2024 and December 14, 2024, to the accused, who was running an educational consultancy at Palluruthy here. The Thrissur-native was allegedly promised the job of a social worker in the UK. However, the accused did not keep her promise, it said. The accused had gained traction among job seekers through her reels and posts on social media. She is learnt to have promised jobs to aspirants by demanding a fee ranging from ₹3 to ₹8 lakh. Besides the Thrissur-native, others who were allegedly cheated had raised similar complaints against her. The police said she was arrested in Kozhikode on May 2. She was produced in court and remanded. According to the police, the accused had completed MBBS from Ukraine. The police registered the case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections 316 (2) (criminal breach of trust) and 318 (4) (cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to make, alter or destroy the whole or any part of a valuable security, or anything which is signed or sealed, and which is capable of being converted into a valuable security).
New Indian Express
03-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Overseas educational consultancy owner in Kerala held for cheating
KOCHI: The Police on Friday arrested a woman who was running an overseas educational consultancy for allegedly cheating a Thrissur resident of Rs 5.23 lakh by promising a job in the UK. The accused, identified as Karthika Pradeep, owner of Take Off Overseas Educational Consultancy, allegedly offered job as a social worker in the UK and collected money from the complainant in multiple instalments. The payments were made between August 26 and December 14, 2024, through NEFT and Google Pay to her South Indian Bank account in Kaloor branch. However, after receiving the payment, the promised visa was not arranged. Originally from Pathanamthitta and currently residing in Thrissur, she was arrested from Kozhikode by a team led by Ernakulam Central Station House Officer Anish Joy. The team also comprised sub inspector Anoop Chacko, civil police officers Unnikrishnan, Nayana and Harishbabu. Police said the consultancy has been facing similar complaints from job aspirants across several districts, including Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, and Kozhikode. Investigations further revealed that the firm was operating without a valid licence to recruit people for overseas jobs.
