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Varanasi Police, in a joint operation by the Cyber Cell and Police Station Chowk, have busted an international gang running fake job placement companies and sealed two call centres operating from rented premises in Varanasi. The operation led to the arrest of seven accused, including two women, involved in duping job seekers under the guise of overseas employment offers. A case has been registered at Police Station Chowk under Case Crime No. 106/2025, Sections 318(2), 319(2), 338, 339, and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Modus Operandi
The accused lured victims by making calls and publishing advertisements promising lucrative jobs in foreign countries such as the Gulf nations, Israel, Oman, Cambodia, and South Africa. They collected large sums from applicants in the name of visa processing, medical certificates, and flight tickets. Victims were issued fake offer letters, visas, medical certificates, and flight tickets, only to discover at the airport that no such travel arrangements existed. The fraudsters used mule bank accounts to collect money and operated through fake SIM cards. Their agents in Kolkata, Delhi, and Mumbai further expanded the network to trap unsuspecting job seekers.
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Arrest and Seizure
Seven accused were arrested, identified as:
- Rakesh Yadav (40), resident of Rohaniya, Varanasi
- Mohammad Aslam (45), resident of Adampur, Varanasi
- Rahul Gupta (23), resident of Shivdham Nagar Colony, Varanasi
- Asmat Kumar Yadav (27), resident of Adampur, Varanasi
- Priyanshu Prajapati (23), resident of Adampur, Varanasi
6–7. Two female associates (names withheld)
The police seized: one laptop worth approx. ₹40,000, nine mobile phones worth approx. ₹1.5 lakh, six complaint records on NCCRP reflecting fraud of ₹2,30,000 across India, Aadhaar cards, PAN card, SIM cards, debit cards, bank passbooks, cheque books, passport, visas, 14 advertising pamphlets, registers, fake offer letters, QR codes, and visiting cards.
Team Led By
The operation was conducted under the directions of Police Commissioner Mr. Mohit Agarwal and Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh. It was supervised by DCP (Crime) Mr. Saravanan T. and Additional DCP (Crime/Cyber) Ms. Neetu Kadyan. The action was led by ACP (Cyber Crime) Mr. Vidush Saxena and ACP (Dashashwamedh) Mr. Atul Anjan Tripathi.
The combined Cyber Cell and Police Station Chowk team included Inspector Manoj Kumar Pandey, Inspector Shrimal Kumar Mishra, Sub-Inspectors Krishna Kumar Jaiswal, Bharat Upadhyay, Harikesh Yadav, Munni Kumari, Ajay Kumar Pandey, Head Constables Dalip Kumar Singh, Vinod Saroj, Constables Virat Singh, Adarsh Anand Singh, Ankit Kumar Gupta, Ravish Rai, Shiv Babu, Akhilesh Sonkar, and others.
Police Station Name: Chowk Police Station, Varanasi Commissionerate, Uttar Pradesh.
Authorities noted that the swift action was part of an ongoing crackdown on mule accounts and fraudulent job syndicates in Varanasi.
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