The Delhi Police has arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly cheating over 150 people on the pretext of sending them abroad on work visas.
According to Priyanka Kashyap, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), east district, police noticed some suspicious activities at Focus Travels running at Laxmi Nagar.
The accused has been identified as Mohammad Mohsin alias Parvez Ahmad (25), a resident of Muradabad in Uttar Pradesh.
“Later, it was found that a syndicate was running there which was involved in cheating people on the pretext of sending them abroad on work visas. Two persons -- Parvej Ahmad and Vishal Choudhary -- were running the office. The office was found locked for two to three days and some persons were wandering near the premises,” said the DCP.
“Ahmad and Choudhary took Rs 22,000 from each of them for sending them to New Zealand, Kuwait and other countries of Middle East on work visa. Now they were not available in their office, but demanding more money to return their passports,” said the DCP.
“During investigation, Ahmad was located in Delhi on Friday and was arrested from near Laxmi Nagar metro station. Ahmad disclosed his real name as Mohammad Mohsin and his associate’s name as Mohammad Farhad (Vishal Choudhary),” said the DCP.
“He told police that he and his associate have been running a travel agency called Focus Travels. They have their agents in various states who used to induce people to send them abroad on work visas, the DCP said.
The agents used to send such people to the Laxmi Nagar office. The accused used to collect the original passports of the victims and charge Rs 22,000 to 35,000 from each person. They had planned to close their office as they have already cheated more than 150 people, she said.
Mohsin worked as electrician in Zakir Nagar in Delhi where he came in contact with Farhad who led him in the crime, police said, adding that 101 passports, seven fake air tickets etc. were recovered from his possession. Investigation is on to nab the co-accused.