One arrested in job fraud case

KOCHI: The Paravoor police on Sunday arrested a native of Palakkad who had duped several people of money by promising them nursing jobs abroad. According to the police, the accused, Minhaj Abdul Khader (40) of Olavakkod, was taken into custody while he was watching a movie at a cinema in Thiruvananthapuram. The police have seized a passport and copies of several passports from him. Investigations also revealed that the accused had defrauded a person of Palakkad of Rs 1 lakh.