The gang used to dupe people by promising them visas for Gulf countries (Representational)
Delhi Police on Monday arrested seven people for running a fake visa racket and duping more than 1,000 people of about Rs 6 crore. Among those arrested was also the mastermind of the racket Inamul Haq, who is a relative of the terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, the police said.
Haq, who has done engineering, is a resident of Bihar's Darbhanga and was living in Delhi's Zakir Nagar, Special Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav told a press conference.
The gang used to charge Rs 60,000 from people for sending them to Gulf countries and Malaysia, he said, and added that they used fake Aadhar cards.
"They opened their offices at different locations and phoned people from a call center. They shut the office after a person was duped and looked for another victim," he said.
"They told people that their company is based in Dubai and used to upload the company profile on Indian employment website Naukri.com," Mr Yadav added.
Most of the people who have been duped were from Kerala, the police officer said.
Mr Yadav said that the gang told people that they would first get them the travel permit and then the work permit would be given upon their arrival in the Gulf country.
The gang members asked people to send money to a bank account, the police said.
They promoted their company through social media platforms.
The police said they have also recovered over 100 passports, several laptops, and fake Aadhar cards.