Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram
© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd
Tags:
Journalism of Courage
Last April, Sujan Khadka (22), a Nepalese national, along with 18 of his fellow countrymen, thought that they were on the brink of an opportunity of a lifetime. He had met a man named Jayakab in Northeast Delhi’s Seelampur who allegedly lured them with job opportunities in Serbia. He said that all the formalities would be taken care of by him.
“To win their confidence, he showed scanned copies of purported Serbian employment visas and job offer letters, thereby convincing the victims of the authenticity of his claims,” a police officer said.
It was a well-planned fraud with Jaykab and his associate, Rupesh, allegedly duping the 19 aspiring job seekers of Rs 70 lakh as part of “visa processing fees”, the Delhi Police said. The duo were nabbed on Tuesday.
According to the police, on August 22, a written complaint was received by the team of Crime Branch (Eastern Range) from Khadka. “A Nepali national, currently residing at Neel Gagan Hotel, Paharganj, alleged that he, along with 18 other Nepali citizens, had been duped by a fraudulent visa racket allegedly operated by Jayakab,” DCP (Vikram Singh) said.
Jaykab, after taking the 19 men into confidence, took their Nepali passports for visa processing last April, the police said. Over a month later, Jaykab allegedly demanded that the 19 Nepali nationals pay €3,500 each for the processing of the documents.
“Acting on the instructions of the accused, all 19 victims travelled from Nepal to Delhi in July, hoping they could collect their passports, Serbian visas and board their onward flights,” DCP Singh said.
However, once they reached India, Jaykab started avoiding them, the police said. After staying in lodges in India for over a month, the Nepali citizens finally tracked Jaykab to his Seelampur residence, where he threatened them and flatly refused to return their money, the police said.
“Acting on inputs, the Crime Branch team arrested Jayakab (41) from Noida and found Serbian visas shown by the accused were forged and fabricated,” DCP Singh said.
During questioning, Jayakab revealed the involvement of his associates Sachin, George aka Bijoj and Rupesh. Rupesh was then arrested from Trishul Colony in Chhawla, the police said. Further investigation to arrest the other accused is ongoing, officers added.
Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram
