Police urged residents to be cautious and confirm the credentials of journey brokers. (Representational)
The Punjab Police have booked 25 journey businesses throughout varied components of the state for deceiving children with pretend job alternatives overseas.
The Punjab Police’s NRI and Cyber Crime wings, in coordination with the Protectorate of Emigrants, Chandigarh, launched this crackdown on journey businesses for illegally promoting employment alternatives on social media platforms, primarily Instagram and Fb. These businesses have been accused of luring younger folks with guarantees of “assured” jobs in Western nations and Russia, usually involving doubtful or non-existent documentation processes.
A complete of 20 FIRs have been lodged below Sections 24/25 of the Emigration Act at varied NRI police stations, together with these in Amritsar, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Patiala, Sangrur and SAS Nagar. This operation particularly focused these unlawful businesses which had been actively promoting on social media, deceiving unsuspecting youths and defrauding them of their hard-earned cash.
ADGP Praveen Ok Sinha revealed that these businesses had been working with out the required licences and permissions required for such companies. “Our investigation concerned checking on-line platforms and verifying the credentials of those businesses. After affirmation of their illicit actions, FIRs had been registered towards them,” Mr Sinha acknowledged, as per the Tribune.
This crackdown comes amid rising incidents of journey businesses sending youths to Western nations by way of unlawful routes or to Russia to battle within the Ukraine warfare. ADGP Sinha urged residents to be cautious and confirm the credentials of journey brokers earlier than entrusting them with paperwork and cash.
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