1. Five individuals were arrested in New Town for defrauding aviation job seekers.
2. Police raided two offices at Akankha junction, recovering mobile phones, POS machines, laptops, medical test documents, and contract-related papers.
3. The upscale offices were set up by the fraudsters in two multi-storey buildings.
Kolkata, July 31: Five individuals were arrested in New Town for defrauding aviation job seekers after police raided two offices at Akankha junction.
The police recovered mobile phones, POS machines, laptops, medical test documents, and contract-related papers from the upscale offices set up by the fraudsters in two multi-storey buildings.
At a press conference held at Eco Park police station, Bidhannagar Commissionerate (New Town) Deputy Commissioner Manab Singla, ACP Utsa Srimani, and OC Saikat Banerjee explained the situation.
DC Singla stated that the gang approached job seekers who had posted their resumes on various job portals. Selected individuals were invited to their office in New Town for training, promising them good jobs.
“For the past four months, job seekers from Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, and Jharkhand were being scammed. The company collected amounts ranging from Rs 30,000 to Rs 60,000 from applicants, promising jobs after training,” said Singla.
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The accused were also presented at the press conference with their faces covered. One of the accused collapsed from suffocation and was revived with water.
In a related case, the Crime Branch Unit-1 of Thane police arrested a serial fraudster who cheated at least 14 educated unemployed youths of Rs 13.95 lakh in Thane and Palghar districts.
The accused, Lalit Shivnath Shakti, 24, was running an elaborate scam promising jobs in the Indian Railways. Using fake identities, he lured victims with fake job advertisements, appointment letters, and recruitment forms on social media.
The case was registered under multiple sections of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita at Thane Nagar police station.
Based on credible information, the CID set a trap at Thane railway station where Shakti was expected to meet another potential victim.
Following his arrest, a skilful interrogation revealed his true identity and the extent of his fraudulent activities.
