Overview

• Police arrested Deepak Pandey, 33, Yash Singh, 23, and Wasim Akram, 25, during a September 9 raid on an office in Zamrudpur, New Delhi.
• The case began after a VFS Global consultant reported brand misuse, with suspects posing as company staff to cheat overseas job seekers.
• Investigators say the ring ran a fake website using the domain paramountoversease.co.in, claimed offices in Nehru Place and Janakpuri, and used US-based WhatsApp numbers and social profiles to appear credible.
• Victims were sent checklists, charged for medical tests and fees, and issued forged visas, appointment slips, employment letters, ICA letters, Form 16 and PCC forms, with individual losses reported from ₹3 lakh to ₹10 lakh, including a ₹3.16 lakh complaint.
• Laptops, phones, forged documents, fabrication software, SIMs and bank records were seized, and police say confessions have been corroborated with email logs, IP data, victim statements and financial records, with efforts ongoing to map the full network.