POLICE HAVE arrested two owners of a Sector 17-based immigration company, BB Counsel, for allegedly cheating half a dozen people on the pretext of sending them abroad. The accused were identified as Ravinder Singh and Manpreet Singh Brar. Police said that the arrests were carried out in Fatehgarh Sahib. Both Ravinder and Manpreet have been remanded in three-days police custody. Sources said that many passports along with cash were recovered following the questioning of the accused. A total of three FIRs have been registered against BB Counsel in Sector 17 for duping half a dozen people on the pretext of sending them abroad. Sources said that at least 16 complaints against the immigration firm are under investigation. Sources said that though the victims in their complaints to police had named certain women employees of the immigration firm, role of these employees are being examined. “The interrogation of the accused is on. Passports along with visa documents were recovered from them. Cash was also seized,” a police officer said. According to the information, Sukhwinder Singh of Ambala reported that he had given Rs 2.65 lakh to the immigration firm, which assured him a work visa in a western country but failed to provide it. He reported that the immigration firm also did not return his money. Gurcharan Singh of Bathinda reported that Ravinder, Manpreet, and others cheated him of Rs 7.43 lakh. He told the police that he contacted the immigration firm to send his daughter-in-law abroad. The immigration firm charged Rs 7.43 lakh but did not provide the visa to his daughter-in-law. Police said Gurcharan also did not get the money when he demanded it back from the owners of immigration firm. Sources said a woman from Ludhiana reported that she was cheated of Rs 8.80 lakh on the pretext of getting visa. The cases have been registered at Sector 17 police station.
