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The Protector of Emigrants (PoE), a helping of the Ministry of External Affairs, carried retired a associated enforcement cognition with the Bengaluru City Police, against unlicensed migration consultancy firms operating retired of HSR Layout and Talaghattapura, recently.
PoE sleuths raided a steadfast successful HSR Layout connected Wednesday and different successful Talaghattapura connected September 6, earlier this month. Both firms were recovered to beryllium engaged successful amerciable overseas recruitment activities successful usurpation of the Emigration Act, 1983.
PoE and metropolis constabulary officials raided Morganvij Immigration Services Pvt. Ltd., successful HSR Layout connected Wednesday and seized respective documents pertaining to the firm’s activities. A FIR has been registered astatine the HSR Layout Police Station. Following aggregate complaints it received from individuals alleging that the said bureau had collected respective lakhs of rupees offering to get overseas employment successful Europe, New Zealand and Gulf nations, and defrauded them, PoE officials had issued a amusement origin announcement to the steadfast connected May 19.
However, the steadfast continued its operations and had been actively promoting unlicensed recruitment services via societal media platforms specified arsenic Facebook and Instagram, Avaneesh Shukla, Officer Protector of Emigrants, Karnataka and Goa, said.
This is the 2nd large enforcement enactment by PoE successful the metropolis this month. On 6 September, the PoE, successful relation with the metropolis police, raided different unlicensed recruitment relation moving from a residential premises successful Talaghattapura. The cause was suspected to beryllium progressive successful recruiting radical for employment successful the Golden Triangle portion of Southeast Asia, including Myawaddy, Myanmar, done societal media platforms similar Telegram, WhatsApp groups. A FIR has been registered.
Avaneesh Shukla, Officer, PoE, Karnataka and Goa, expressed superior interest implicit the expanding fig of fraudulent entities engaged successful overseas recruitment without valid authorisation.
“These agencies exploit the dreams and fiscal resources of individuals seeking employment abroad,” helium said and warned specified agencies without a valid Registration Certificate issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), including those operating nether the guise of survey overseas consultants, PR visa facilitators, oregon enactment licence advisors, to unopen down immediately.
PoE has besides appealed to owners and managers of co-working spaces to workout owed diligence successful renting retired their premises and verify whether immoderate overseas recruitment-related enactment is being conducted from their premises and person a valid licence issued by MEA.
