PANAJI
Revolutionary Goans (RG) on Sunday exposed a fake job racket operated by a private company based at Porvorim. RG team member Rohan Kalangutkar said that they came to Porvorim Police Station on Sunday morning to lodge a complaint after they were approached by some youth who stated that the company representatives had taken money from them with a promise of providing jobs.
Kalangutkar said that the company is based near the Honda showroom, next to Norbert's gym in Porvorim.
"Around five youths were told there are administrative jobs in the company and were told to pay money. They have taken around Rs 6,000 to Rs 7,000 per person. The company representatives have been calling these youths. These people have been going there for the past few days to get their money back. But they have been misled, and the company is refusing to return their money. We entered the premises with police officials. The women were threatened with dire consequences by some company representatives," he said.
Kalangutkar said that after their expose, many more people are coming forward with their complaints. "We have found that many complaints have been registered against the company. We demand Porvorim police should conduct a thorough inquiry and arrest the culprits. This company should close down immediately, or else they will continue cheating people. We commend these five people who have raised their voice against this fraud," he said.
One of the youth, Sajana Shetye, from Vazari, said that she had come across a job advertisement on WhatsApp for official work.
"Initially we were told to give Rs 50 for an appointment. After waiting for two hours, we were told their work is legitimate, under the government of india. We were told there is great earning potential, where we can earn Rs 30000 and more per month, and were asked to pay Rs 7,000. I came back after some days as they were persistently calling me to pay them. I am unemployed. My father managed to arrange Rs 3000 somehow," she said.
Another person Vikita Gaonkar from Nauxi, who is among those who were duped, said that, "We were shown products, and were told to come for training the next day. However, we were misled by these company representatives.They have mentally harassed us and used foul language against us women when we confronted them. We then approached our RG members as we decided to do something about it so that these people don't cheat more youth."
