Fake overseas job racket busted; accused forged visas for Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan

New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted a gang involved in duping people by promising high-paying jobs abroad and arrested three accused.They have been identified as Sallauddin Mansuri (38), Mohammad Shahzad (34) and Kaushar (32). DCP (Crime) Pankaj Kumar said the trio was arrested near Netaji Subhash Place in Pitampura.Investigation revealed that the main accused, Mansuri, posed as an HR manager of a fictitious company operating from a temporary office in Kolkata. The group ran fake high-salary job advertisements on social media, directing job seekers to their pages. They collected passports via courier or at their office, scanned them and used the copies to create forged visas and supporting documents. Fake verification links were shared to further convince victims.The accused frequently changed locations and operated under different firm names in Kolkata, Gorakhpur, Noida and Patna to evade detection.The fraudsters forged visas for countries like Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan by adding fake visa stamps to scanned copies of passports and sending fabricated documents along with tentatively booked or cancelled air tickets. To build trust, they also created fake online verification links.Victims paid money believing the offers were genuine. The fraud was exposed when victims found no visa stamps on their physical passports and learned their tickets were cancelled due to non-payment, after the accused had already collected large sums.Mansuri, a Class XII dropout from Siwan, Bihar, posed as ‘Haider Khan’ and acted as the HR contact. Kaushar, a mechanic from Kushinagar, recruited victims using fake SIMs, while Shahzad brought in clients and was linked to mastermind Mohammad Munna.Recoveries included five Indian passports, seven mobile phones, cash, multiple identity and debit cards and an Aadhaar card in the alias ‘Haider Khan.’