Lucknow: Gonda Police on Tuesday arrested two members of an inter-state fraud racket that allegedly duped around 250 youths of nearly Rs3 crore on the pretext of providing jobs in Russia.The arrests were made in Gorakhpur based on leads obtained during the remand of the main accused, Vivek Kumar alias Shamshad Khan.The accused have been identified as Amjad Karim, a resident of Shravannagar in the cantonment area, and Sunil Gupta of Nandanagar Dargahiya. Police teams picked them up from their residences late on Monday night.During the operation, police seized 194 passports, Rs6.22 lakh in cash, an SUV and two mobile phones from their possession.According to officials, three FIRs were registered at Kotwalinagar police station in Gonda on Feb 27 after victims alleged that the accused operated an office under the name ‘Multi International Immigration Council’.The gang promised jobs in Moscow and collected hefty sums from applicants in the name of visa processing. Investigators said the accused used forged visa agreements to gain the trust of victims.
