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Police in Deoria have booked three persons on court orders after an overseas job seeker was allegedly duped of ₹2.10 lakh on the pretext of being sent to Russia, only to be flown to Malaysia on a tourist visa and forced into manual scavenging. The complainant, Rakesh Kushwaha, a resident of Khadesar village under the Bhatpar Rani area, alleged that the handlers promised him a monthly pay package of ₹80,000 for fruit packaging work in Moscow. Instead of delivering on the overseas employment promise, the accused sent him and his companion to Malaysia, where their passports were seized and they were made to clean drains under physical intimidation. Following directions from the court, the Sadar Kotwali police registered a formal case on Friday night against the trio and initiated a detailed inquiry into the racket.
Promise of Moscow job and repeated delays
According to the complaint, the victim met one of the key accused, Amarnath Yadav, a resident of Akatahiya alias Matiyari in Rudrapur, near the district collectorate in the first week of September 2025. Amarnath allegedly assured Rakesh that he could secure a well-paying assignment in Moscow packing fruit. Convinced by the assurance, Rakesh visited Sri Virendra Trading and Test Centre in Chauri Chaura on September 25 along with his friend Ashok Kushwaha. At the facility, Amarnath and his brother Manjesh Yadav conducted their medical examinations and later handed over purported job offer letters alongside flight tickets. The two brothers extracted ₹2.10 lakh across multiple dates under the guise of visa processing fees, flight bookings, and incidental administrative charges.
The promised departure, however, ran into deliberate postponements. The victims were summoned to Delhi on January 6, 2026, but were informed two days later that their flight stood cancelled, forcing them to return home. A subsequent booking scheduled for January 21 was similarly declared invalid. The agents continued to stall the matter for months until late June, keeping the victims waiting under false pretexts.
Diverted to Malaysia on tourist permit
The operation took a decisive turn on June 29 when the accused brought Rakesh and Ashok to Kolkata airport. There, they were introduced to a third accomplice, Altaf Ghazi, a resident of West Bengal. Instead of boarding a flight bound for the Russian capital, the two youths were handed Malaysian tourist visas and put on a plane to Southeast Asia. Upon landing in Malaysia, their travel documents were immediately taken away by a Bangladeshi operative, leaving them stranded without legal recourse.
The victims were then forced into hazardous sanitary labor, including physically entering drains to clear silt and sludge. When Rakesh and Ashok objected to the menial conditions and pointed out that they had been hired for packaging work in Russia, they were subjected to physical assaults. Having endured the ordeal under severe duress, the two managed to escape the situation and return to India.
Court intervention leads to police action
Upon his return, Rakesh approached the Chauri Chaura office of the agency on July 15 to seek a full refund of the ₹2.10 lakh collected from him. The operators refused to entertain the request and threatened him with physical harm before throwing him off the premises. Left with no assistance, the victim moved the local court detailing the financial fraud, physical violence, and unauthorized visa trafficking.
Acting on the court directive, the Sadar Kotwali police registered an FIR naming Amarnath Yadav, Manjesh Yadav, and Altaf Ghazi. Investigating teams are examining the money trail and the overseas network used to divert job seekers under visiting permits. Circle Officer City Sanjay Kumar Reddy confirmed the development, stating that a thorough investigation into the fraudulent recruitment ring is underway.
