CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News /Agencies/ Bhopal: Police have arrested company operator Alim Khan in a case involving alleged cheating of youths on the pretext of arranging jobs abroad. During the action, police recovered 61 passports. It is alleged that the company had begun the process of sending several youths abroad by assuring them of better salaries and employment, but they later faced difficulties.
According to information, seven youths from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand reached Armenia in connection with jobs, where they are allegedly stranded. The matter came to light after information was received that the youths were in difficult conditions abroad. On the basis of complaints from family members and an investigation, police took action against the company concerned.
According to police, the company operator is accused of taking money from youths in the name of arranging jobs abroad and keeping their passports in his possession. The 61 recovered passports are being examined to determine how many people were taken in by such inducements and the extent of the financial fraud committed against them.
Accused Alim Khan has been arrested and is being questioned. Police are also trying to find out who else is involved in this alleged network and how assistance can be provided to the youths stranded abroad. Police have appealed to youths and their families to verify an agency’s registration, licence and appointment-related documents before trusting it for jobs abroad.
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