Migrants tricked Home Office in ‘phantom job’ scam

Low-earning migrants were given ‘phantom jobs’ to trick the Home Office into allowing them to stay in the UK, a court heard. Amarnath Aitha, 31, and Shyam Polsani, 40, were able to avoid deportation with the help of others including 35-year-old pharmacist Navya Avala, it was said. While working in shops including Superdrug the migrants covered up how much they were actually earning to ‘gain a foothold’ in this country, Southwark Crown Court heard. Nicholas Lumley QC, prosecuting, said: ‘Some…