Police head to Singapore to extradite job scam accused

Mumbai: A team of Mumbai crime branch has left for Singapore on Wednesday to extradite an accused in 2008 overseas job scam case in which at least 31 persons were duped to the tune of around Rs 31 lakh.

The accused, identified as Mohammad Abu Bakr Kadir, was apprehended in May this year based on a red corner notice (RCN) issued against him in 2012.

“Following his arrest in May, an extradition proposal was sent in June and was processed soon. The proposal comprised of the details of the 31 victims, their statements and the modus operandi of how they were duped. They were promised jobs in Gulf countries, and money was taken from them,” said a crime branch officer.

Kadir and his wife are both accused in the case registered with the Economic Offences Wing’s (EOW), police sources said.

His wife was however released on bail. Kadir fled after the money was transferred to his bank account.

He had been shuttling between Malaysia and Singapore, and after his movements were tracked, the crime branch moved for issuance of the RCN.

The RCN was set to expire in July this year. However, Kadir was apprehended before it expired.

A four-member team comprising of crime branch and EOW officers have left for Singapore to extradite Kadir.

The process of handing him over has been completed, and the team is likely to return from Singapore with Kadir in a couple of days.