Larsen and Toubro Caught in U.S. Visa Fraud Case

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 05 April 2012, 22:53 IST   |    4 Comments
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Bangalore: Nanda Pai, the former human resources manager of the leading IT firm, Larsen and Toubro InfoTech, recently filed a complaint against the company for visa fraud, in a federal court in New Jersey.

This India-based engineering and construction company was ranked fifth on the list of largest visa users previous year, being a major user of H-1B visas. As per the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, the company had 1,608 visa approvals last year.

Pai used to process documents related to visas while she served as the human resources manager of L & T and she claims that there was uncontrolled immigration fraud at the firm as they used to obtain business visas on false representations. She also alleges that her signature was faked on many documents, visa-related and when questioned about it, "she was advised to stay silent."

Apart from the visa fraud, Pai also blames the company of sexual discrimination and moreover she tells that the company "substantially increased her workload so that she had to put in grueling 18 hour workdays on a regular basis", when she informed about her pregnancy.

Pai’s attorney, Krishna Chittur, said that Pai had to undergo terrifying prospects, "The level of anxiety and tension can only be imagined," he said.