International job fraud racket busted, 3 employees of private firm arrested

The Delhi Police have arrested three persons linked to a city-based private company that allegedly duped over 500 Indian job seekers with fake overseas employment offers in Kyrgyzstan. The company is accused of cheating victims of over Rs 4.62 crore and subjecting several to exploitation overseas, an official said on Wednesday.

The accused — Sahil Narwal (son of the company’s director), finance manager Atul Mathur and HR manager Kamal Kumar — were arrested from the premises of Indo Kyrgyz Global Pvt Ltd located in Mangolpuri. The director and main accused, Mahavir Singh, remains absconding, said officials from the Delhi Police Crime Branch.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Aditya Gautam said the matter came to light after a complaint was filed by Pankaj Kumar Verma, managing director of a human resource consultancy. Verma alleged that his firm had been cheated of Rs 4.62 crore on the promise of a large-scale labour deployment contract in Kyrgyzstan.

“To build trust, the accused even took Verma to Kyrgyzstan, showed him work sites and a few workers already deployed there. Following this, he transferred the funds for visa and job arrangements for about 500 Indian workers, each promised a one-year contract and a salary of Rs 60,000 per month,” Gautam said.

The accused reportedly issued 463 visas, but sent only 346 workers abroad. Once overseas, many were coerced into resigning, denied salaries and even threatened with physical violence.

The accused reportedly issued 463 visas, but sent only 346 workers abroad. Once there, many of them were coerced into resigning, denied salaries and even threatened with physical violence. Over 300 of these workers were eventually rescued and brought back to India with Verma’s help, but the accused refused to refund the collected funds.

The police raided the Mangolpuri office of the firm on May 21 after receiving a tip-off that the accused were trying to vacate the premises. During the raid, officials recovered crucial evidence, including agreements, receipts worth over Rs 1.24 crore and bank records showing fund transfers to company and personal accounts. Digital conversations with victims confirming payments were also found.

The arrested have confessed to their roles in the fraudulent operation. A case has been registered and further investigation is underway to trace Mahavir Singh and identify more victims of the scam.

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