Employment agent arrested

• Investigations revealed that the employment agency called S.F. Global Travels had not been registered with the SLFEB

By T.L.Jaufer Khan 

The owner of a foreign employment agency in Batticaloa who is alleged to have cheated 12 job seekers and charged from them between Rs. 1.6 – 2.00 million on the promise of providing them employment abroad was arrested by an investigation team of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau.   

The 29 year old suspect, running an employment agency at Kalmunai road in Batticaloa had in 2023 undertaken to provide them employment in several countries including Romania, Sofia and Poland and obtained money from them.   

Although two years had elapsed he had failed to provide them employment or to show a positive response to their requests for the refund of money paid. They said they had forwarded all documents including copies of passports, and police reports as required by the suspect.   

As last resort they had made complaints to the Batticaloa Crime Investigation Unit and the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau.   

Investigations revealed that the employment agency called S.F. Global Travels had not been registered with the SLFEB. During investigations, files containing the documents forwarded by 74 individuals seeking employment abroad had been recovered.   

An investigation team under Director, Investigations of the SLFEB had carried out the raid with the help of Batticaloa Crime Investigation Unit.   

The suspect was to be produced in court yesterday.