Overview

• The CID arrested Saroj Shiswant Thorat, director of Secunderabad-based Eagle Expert Immigration Consultancy, on Tuesday and remanded her to judicial custody.
• Officials say the racket duped more than 100 people across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka by promising jobs in Malta and charging up to ₹5 lakh per victim.
• Five individuals were arrested earlier in the investigation, and CID investigators say efforts continue to apprehend other suspects.
• CID alleges Saroj Thorat collaborated with her husband, Vuyyuru Bharath Kumar, and directors of Abroad Study Plan Overseas Educational Consultancy to forge documents and lure clients.
• Authorities warn that only consultancies registered with the Protector General of Emigrants can arrange overseas employment and ask victims of similar schemes to contact the CID.