Six Arrested for Operating Fake Airline Job Racket from Gaur City Mall in Noida
Six people, including a website developer and a shop owner, have been arrested for allegedly operating a fraudulent airline recruitment racket from Gaur City Mall in Noida. The gang allegedly cheated jobseekers by offering fictitious jobs with non-existent airlines at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.
According to police, the accused operated offices from Gaur City Mall under the guise of fictitious airlines, including "Bretish Airways" and "Shankh Airways", as well as an entity named "Future Wings Learning Institute". To make their operations appear genuine to prospective candidates, they set up three to four websites designed to resemble those of authentic airlines.
The arrests followed an investigation into a complaint lodged on June 10 at the Central district cyber police station. The complainant reported applying for a job at IGI Airport via an online advertisement for "Bretish Airways". He was subsequently contacted by a woman posing as an HR executive, who instructed him to complete an Airport and Aviation Management diploma through "Future Wings Learning Institute". The victim transferred ₹10,000 for the course and received counterfeit admission documents before realising he had been defrauded.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Rohit Rajbir Singh stated that technical analysis of mobile numbers, broadband details, bank accounts, UPI transaction trails, and website registrations traced the operation to Noida. The alleged mastermind, 23-year-old Sandeep Kumar, and his associate Akhil Kumar, 27, were arrested on Tuesday last week.
Police said Sandeep had previously worked as a telecaller for fake aviation recruitment firms before establishing his own operation. He rented office space at Gaur City Mall with Akhil. The syndicate initially operated as Pragati Airways before renaming the operation to "Bretish Airways" and later "Shankh Airways" to evade law enforcement after complaints emerged.
Investigators found that the accused bought candidate data from online portals. Three women employed as telecallers—identified as Shweta, Sapna, and Sakshi—allegedly posed as HR executives and duped applicants out of ₹7,000 to ₹15,000 each. A 47-year-old website developer from Ghaziabad, Rakesh Kumar, was also arrested for creating websites for the syndicate. Police noted that the accused regularly changed office locations, replaced websites, and discarded SIM cards to evade tracking.
