Two Women Arrested in Kolkata for Running Fake Job Racket

The Kolkata Police last week arrested two women for running a fake job racket and cheating several people by promising them jobs in Canada.

According to police, the accused, Barnali Biswas (37), owner, and Sudipa Saha (29), manager, of a placement agency called ‘Link Abroad Communications Centre,’ conned several people by offering them fake jobs in Canada in exchange for hefty amount. They called themselves as a guaranteed channel to Canada.

According to a report in the Indian Express, the duo would promise people jobs in Canada and take huge sums of money as their fees and after receiving the money, they would not follow through the application and blame the applicants of committing mistakes while submitting the documents.

After receiving several complaints, the Shakespeare Sarani police started an investigation. They approached the agency as job seekers and were asked to pay Rs. 4 lakh as fees for processing their application. The police later arrested both.

According to the publication, the police have so far identified over 16 victims who were scammed of almost Rs. 40 lakh by the duo.

The accused women have been charged with multiple counts of criminal charges including section 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 409(criminal breach of trust) and 120B (criminal conspiracy), the publication said. The women will be in police custody till October 10 before their court hearing could begin.

The police have also seized several bank accounts and laptops as a part of their investigation, the publication said.