Skylink — VISA Cheating

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» TODAY'S PAPER » KERALA KOCHI, March 23, 2014 Two held for cheating job seekers Two persons were arrested by the Aluva police here on Saturday on charge of cheating people to the tune of Rs.7.5 lakh after promising to get them foreign visas. Biju, 36, who operated an establishment called SKYLINK International from an office at Chenthara Building at Aluva, and his office staffer Babu, 57, of Thiruvananthapuram, were arrested by the police. The arrest was made following a complaint from a Thrissur native that the company promised her a job as a nurse at a hospital in Singapore and a visa to that country. They allegedly took Rs.2 lakh from her in return for the promised services. Police said they had collected Rs.5.5 lakh from four other Thrissur natives as well. “We’ve already received about 20 complaints about the company and we expect more to come forward. We estimate that the duo may have cheated people to the tune of Rs.1 crore, ” said Aluva sub-inspector of police Sudhir Manohar. He said the company had promised people visas to Singapore, Kuwait, and Iraq and jobs in these places.