The Kothamangalam police on Friday arrested the key accused in a case in which job aspirants were allegedly cheated after being promised employment abroad.
The arrested is Shajahan, 36, of Chavakkad, Thrissur, who resides in Mysuru. He had allegedly cheated siblings of ₹6.14 lakh by promising them jobs in the United Kingdom. He had around 30 similar cases against him across the State, the police said.
According to the police, he had a wide network of friends, which he exploited to identify potential targets. His friends used to canvass people for commission by promising work visa. The Kothamangalam police have found that a person in Thiruvananthapuram had introduced 13 job aspirants and another person in Kothamangalam had introduced four persons to Shajahan.
