‘Job in Europe’ fraud: Company collects crores, vanishes
LUCKNOW: Assuring employment in European countries, a job placement firm, SS International, has duped over 100 aspirants of crores. The fraud came to light when applicants reached SS International’s office at Habibullah Estate in Hazratganj for visa and ticket and found it locked on Friday.
Officials of the firm decamped with several crores collected from job aspirants and also took away passports of around 118 job aspirants, alleged the victims.
A case was lodged at the Hazratganj police station against the company, when a large number of job aspirants reached there and narrated their ordeal.
The company had charged Rs 70,000-1,00,000 from each applicant for a job in European countries, including Armenia.
Money charged for medical and agreement
Circle officer, Hazratganj, Abhay Mishra informed that SS International was operating from an office at Habibullah Estate. It had promised jobs in multinational companies in European countries. The company had charged Rs 5,000 each from applicants for medical tests, Rs 25,000 for signing a contract letter with the company and remaining amount for ticket and visa.
The company had asked job aspirants to collect their visas and tickets from its Hazratganj office between December 12 and 17. Vinay Gupta, one of the victims, informed that when he reached the company’s office on December 13 along with other applicants, he found the office locked. We came to know from locals that the office was locked since December 12, added Gupta.
He informed others over phone about the fraud. On Friday, a large number of applicants reached Habibullah Estate and created uproar. Gupta also turned up with them.
Inspector Radha Raman Singh, Hazratganj police station, informed that 118 people had signed the application against the SS International.
On the basis of this application, cops started investigation.
According to police, most of the aspirants were from Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Deoria and from the adjoining state of Bihar.
THE FRAUD CAME TO LIGHT WHEN APPLICANTS REACHED SS INTERNATIONAL’S OFFICE AT HABIBULLAH ESTATE IN HAZRATGANJ FOR VISA AND TICKET AND FOUND IT LOCKED ON FRIDAY.