Three visa fraud accused from Mumbai booked under KCOCA

The Mangaluru city police have booked three persons, who were recently arrested for cheating more than 300 job aspirants of over ₹4 crore by promising visas for overseas job, under Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA)

The police gave names of the three persons as Dishad Abdul Sattar Khan, Sahukari Kishore Kumar alias Anil Patel and Masiullah Khan, all from Mumbai.

They were arrested following a complaint by a victim accusing Hireglow Elegant Overseas Private Limited in Bendoorwell, Mangaluru, of taking money and not giving him visa for an overseas job. This case was registered in Mangaluru East police station. A few days later, Protector of Emigrants (PoE), Ministry of External Affairs, Bengaluru, Avaneesh Shukla, filed a compliant against the firm accusing it of conducting interviews without registering the firm with the Ministry of External Affairs. This case was registered in the Barke Police station of Mangaluru.

Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy said chargesheet has been filed against Dishad Abdul Sattar Khan in two VISA fraud cases registered in Mangaluru North Police Station in 2017, and in Koparkkhairane Police Station of Navi Mumbai in 2018.

As a result, Dilshad was considered as being involved in an organised crime, while Sahukari and Masiullah were considered as members of that organised crime. Searches were conducted by a team of Mangaluru police, on the premises of the three persons, in Mumbai.

Following approval Director General and Inspector General of Police, letter was written to the jurisdictional court to invoke KCOCA against the three persons arrested in the case pertaining to the Mangaluru East police. Process will be initiated for transfer of the case from the Mangaluru court to the Special KCOCA court in Mysuru. Under KCOCA, police have special powers, including gets extended time to inquire the accused persons. The accused have less chances of getting bail, Mr. Reddy said while cautioning of similar action on persons involved in two and more criminal cases.