Agent booked for duping Andhra Pradesh woman over job in Muscat

HYDERABAD: A labourer from East Godavari lodged a complaint with RGI Airport police alleging that she was duped by an overseas employment agent from Samarlakota in Andhra Pradesh. Based on her complaint, a case was registered under the Emigration Act on Thursday night.The woman, Egala Spandana (28), a resident of New SC Colony in Vendapudi, said she was cheated by P Prasad, a travel agent from Samarlakota. Prasad allegedly charged her 1 lakh for visa and medical examinations, assuring her of domestic help jobs in Muscat with a salary of 30,000 per month. On July 2, Spandana along with two other women travelled from Samarlakota to Hyderabad via Rajahmundry. They were informed that their visas would be handed over at the boarding gate. However, in the early hours of Thursday, immigration officers discovered that Spandana and another woman only had visit permits not work visas, and denied clearance. Police have booked the accused under Section 318 (4) of the BNS and Section 24 of the Emigration Act.