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Immigration Firm CEO Detained at Thiruvananthapuram Airport in Cheating Cases
- •Parvathy Maya Shaji, CEO of Amster Overseas Private Limited, was detained upon arrival at Thiruvananthapuram airport.
- •She faces two cheating cases registered in Kochi, stemming from complaints of promised jobs in Armenia and Poland that never materialized.
- •Complainants paid Rs 4 lakh and Rs 6 lakh respectively for high-paying jobs abroad through Amster Overseas.
- •Shaji's husband, Aneesh Menon, the firm's manager, and other employees are also named as accused in the cases.
- •A lookout notice was issued against Shaji while she was abroad, leading to her detention by Bureau of Immigration officials and subsequent transfer to Palarivattom police station.
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Parvathy Maya Shaji, CEO of Amster Overseas Private Limited, was detained by immigration officials upon arriving from abroad due to two cheating cases registered against her at the Palarivattom police station. She and her firm were accused of taking lakhs of rupees from job seekers with false promises of employment in Armenia and Poland.
The victims were promised high-paying jobs in Armenia and Poland by the immigration firm. Complainants alleged they paid amounts of Rs 4 lakh and Rs 6 lakh respectively starting from 2023, but failed to receive visas or jobs.
Aside from CEO Parvathy Maya Shaji, her husband and firm manager Aneesh Menon, along with other employees and managers including Abhijith, Aju K Mathew, and Vishnu Vijayan, have been named as accused in the cases under BNS provisions and the Emigration Act.