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CID cracks down on overseas job fraud in Telangana, arrests Two

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Telangana Overseas Job Fraud

Hyderabad: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Telangana Police has arrested two accused in connection with a job visa fraud case on Wednesday.

The arrested accused were identified as Ganta Sunil Kumar, Director of Abroad Study Plan, and his accomplice Chikati Navyyasri, 25, both residents of Bachupally, Cyberabad.

The case was initially filed on the complaint of Ch. Kamalakar, a resident of Karimnagar. Later, it was transferred to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of CID, Hyderabad, for further investigation.

According to the complaint, a fraudulent firm called “Abroad Study Plan Overseas Educational Consultancy” in KPHB, duped Kamalakar and his friend K. Sunil of around Rs 8 lakh on the pretext of providing guaranteed jobs in the Republic of Malta,a country in Europe. However, the documents submitted by the firm turned out to be fake, and the victims did not receive any job offers in Malta, resulting in significant financial loss.

Investigation revealed that the accused Ghanta Anil Kumar, Ghanta Sunil Kumar, Kottu Sai Ravi Teja, Kottu Sai Manoj, Shubham, and Vamshi, along with unidentified accomplices, were operating offices in Hyderabad, Vijayawada, and Delhi.

CID identifies accused operating across South India

“They allegedly defrauded around 100 victims from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and other states by promising guaranteed jobs in Malta and other countries. The accused collected a commission of Rs 5 lakh from each victim, but the victims received no jobs upon reaching Malta, forcing them to return to India with substantial financial losses,” said Telangana police in a statement.

Director-General of CID, Telangana, Shikha Goel, said, “The CID team has arrested two accused persons Ganta Sunil Kumar, Director of Abroad Study Plan, and Chikati Navyyasri, 25, both residents of Bachupally, Cyberabad. They have been remanded to judicial custody.”

Efforts are on to arrest the remaining accused. The public is advised not to approach Overseas Visa Consultancies, which are not registered with the Protector General of Emigrants (PGE) for overseas employment.