The MP Nagar police have booked owner of a tours and travel agency for duping around 100 people in the name of job in Saudi Arabia; a complaint was lodged on Wednesday.
An estimated fraud in the range of Rs 10 lakh to Rs 30 lakh was committed by Ahmed Farooqui who runs Gulf Tours and Travel at the ground floor of Jyoti Cinema complex.
SHO MP Nagar Upendra Bhati said that the victims were duped initially in the name of facilitating ‘Umra’ (Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca) free and those who are capable could pay whatever they wish. They were also offered jobs of ‘Khidmatgaar’ there. Victims provide from Rs 10000 to Rs 20000 and kept their passport with the accused who assured to provide visa and other documents by June 22 but failed to facilitate. Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under sections 420 and 406 of the IPC and started search for the accused.