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7 Held For Cheating People In Visa Scam Through Fake Dubai-Based Companies: Delhi Police

The Delhi Police arrested seven people accused of cheating several people in a visa scam through fake companies.

The Delhi Police arrested seven people accused of cheating several people in a visa scam through fake companies, news agency ANI reported on Monday. Special CP, Delhi Police Crime Branch, Ravinder Yadav, said that the accused used to charge Rs 59,000 as consultation fees from each victim through several fake Dubai-based companies.

Yadav said that Inamul Haq, from Darbhanga, Bihar, was the mastermind behind all this. He further stated that the accused took the data of Dubai-based companies from online platforms.

"Seven accused were arrested for cheating several people in a visa scam. They used to charge Rs 59,000 as consultation fees from each victim through several fake companies made to seem Dubai-based. The mastermind is Inamul Haq from Darbhanga, Bihar. A huge amount of incriminating material was recovered from their office in Jogabai, Zakir Nagar. They took data of Dubai-based companies from online platforms," Ravinder Yadav said, as quoted by ANI.

Speaking about the visa scam case, Ravindra Yadav said, "7 people have been arrested in connection with the case, the number of victims could be in thousands or crores. The mastermind is Inamul Haq, a resident of Darbhanga...most of the complainants are from Kerala. Their modus operandi was, they used to open a front office at a good place like Vasant Kunj, Mahipalpur or Dwarka, they used to hire few people in the office and those who used to visit the office, it looked like a big company...accused used to do telecalling, they used to get data from platforms like http://Naukri.com, those who used to believe them and respond to their calls, accused used to call them to their Delhi office and used to take around Rs 60,000 from those people. For 2-3 months, they used to work like that and then they would close their office and disappear."

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