Overview

• Crime Branch ER-1 arrested alleged mastermind Jayakab, 41, and associate Rupesh, 42, following a complaint filed on August 22.
• Nineteen Nepali nationals reportedly paid about EUR 3,500 each, totaling nearly Rs 70 lakh, after being shown fake visas and job offer letters in Seelampur.
• Police registered FIR No. 222/2025 under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections and recovered original passports along with incriminating digital evidence.
• Investigators say roughly Rs 60 lakh moved from Nepal through a network involving Rajaram and coordination by Ashish Pandey, with hawala couriers collecting funds in Delhi.
• India’s Nepal Embassy publicly praised the operation, and police said further arrests and recoveries are expected as the probe continues.