KOCHI: A group of tourists who got stuck in Thailand after being cheated by a travel agency reached home safely with the intervention of Minister VN Vasavan. Akhil, the owner of ‘Travelcare’ agency in Ettumanoor, who committed the fraud, is absconding, says police.
A group of teachers, doctors, technopark employees and media workers left Kochi for Thailand on the 20th. The group’s travel agent in Thailand was Karlu, a representative of Touristik in Pattaya, who was given the contract by Akhil. The information about the fraud came to light after an investigation when the notification about the afternoon travel plans was not received on the second day. Shortly after, Karlu came to the “Golden Sea” hotel in Pattaya and threatened them. The threat was that ‘The Kerala agent has not paid even a single rupee, the full amount should be paid for the…
