VADODARA/ ANAND: Two persons including one from Vadodara and another from Surat were nabbed by the special operation group (SOG), Anand for duping a Nadiad resident after promising him work permit for Dubai.
Anand police had received a missive from the ministry of external affairs, Mumbai regarding a complaint made by Nadiad resident Wasim Malek. In his plaint, Malek accused Jaydeep Patel, owner of J P International, a firm on Anand-Bhalej Road, of cheating him by promising him work permit from a Dubai-based firm by the name of Olive E-business LLC.
“According to the complainant, Malek was first promised a work permit but at the last moment, he was sent on tourist visa. The accused and his Dubai-based accomplice claimed that the work permit could not be issued because of ICA approval. After landing in the emirate, the complainant realised that he was cheated,” said police sub inspector K G Chaudhary.
Malek was cheated of Rs 1.7 lakh. The cops have seized two laptops, 10 cell phones, 19 passports along with Rs 2.43 lakh cash from office of Patel, a Vadodara resident, who along with Surat resident Ravi Bhaskar has been arrested. Bhaskar assisted Patel in office work.
Cops suspect more such gullible people have duped promising them work permits by the accused.