Dubai Job Racket Busted: Hyderabad Man Duped of ₹1 Lakh by Fake HR Firm
HYDERABAD: Asifnagar police have registered a case against two men accused of duping a Charminar resident of over ₹1 lakh on the pretext of arranging overseas employment in Dubai, officials said.
The complainant, Shaik Azharuddin, a 39-year-old driver residing in Qazi Pura near Charminar, told police that he came across an Instagram reel in December 2025 advertising overseas job opportunities in Dubai through an outfit called Job Ali HR Solutions, operating near Pillar No. 15 in Mehdipatnam. Believing the advertisement to be genuine, he visited the office, where he was introduced to two individuals identified as Juned and Farhan.
According to the complaint, Juned told Azharuddin that ₹1,10,000 was required to process his Dubai employment. Trusting the assurance, Azharuddin transferred ₹50,000 online on December 25, 2025, to an account linked to Juned, who police say also goes by the name Syed Momin Ali. He paid a further ₹46,500 towards processing charges and ₹3,500 for medical examination expenses on February 5, 2026.
When Azharuddin repeatedly followed up on his travel date, Juned assured him that the employment visa and flight ticket would be issued on February 7, 2026. Neither document materialised, and the accused subsequently stopped responding to calls and messages, according to the complaint. After months without progress, Azharuddin demanded a refund of his money and the return of his passport, which he alleges the accused have failed to provide.
The complaint further states that on making enquiries, Azharuddin learned that several other individuals had allegedly been cheated by the same duo using similar promises of overseas jobs. Nine other alleged victims were named in the complaint.
Based on the written complaint, Asifnagar Sub-Inspector B. Leema registered a case under Sections 318(4) and 316(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which pertain to cheating and criminal breach of trust, and took up investigation. The FIR was registered on August 1, 2026, more than seven months after the alleged offence began, with the delay attributed to the complainant’s efforts to verify whether other people had been similarly cheated before approaching police.
Officials said investigations are on to trace the accused and verify the claims of the other alleged victims named in the complaint. Police are also examining the bank account used to receive the payments and the office premises near Mehdipatnam from which the alleged racket was operating.
Cases of fraudulent overseas job rackets have been on the rise in Hyderabad, with fraudsters increasingly using social media advertisements to target job seekers looking for employment in Gulf countries. Authorities have repeatedly cautioned the public to verify recruitment agencies and job offers through registered channels before making any payments.
