Delhi Police bust fake Canadian visa racket, arrest 4 agents
The gang lured their victims through online ads and promised to deliver Canadian visas and flight tickets at lower costs, the Delhi Police said.
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The DCP said that scrutiny of the accused’s bank accounts and further investigation to trace their possible involvement in other similar cases is ongoing. (File Photo)The Delhi Police have arrested five people, including four agents, for allegedly being part of a fake Canadian visa racket that duped people who wanted to migrate to the country. The gang lured their victims through online advertisements and promised to deliver Canadian visas and flight tickets at a lower cost, the police said on Tuesday.
The scam came to light after a 21-year-old named Kuldeep was caught at Delhi’s IGI Airport on September 28 while attempting to board a flight to Canada with a fake Canadian visitor visa affixed to his passport. Kuldeep was arrested under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Passports Act.
During interrogation, Kuldeep allegedly told the police that he decided to move to Canada after one of his brothers migrated to the country for a better livelihood. Kuldeep said that through one of his friends, he met Sandeep Kumar, 36, who promised to arrange his journey to Canada with the help of his associate for Rs 18 lakh, the police said.
Kumar allegedly asked Kuldeep to apply for a visa along with his mother so that he could get the document easily and assured him that he would arrange a job for him in Canada. Kuldeep further revealed that he gave Kumar Rs 5 lakh in cash as an advance while agreeing to pay the remaining sum after reaching Canada, the police said.
After arresting and questioning Kumar, a resident of Harsola village in Haryana’s Kaithal, the police said that they learnt that he ran a syndicate with his associates Gaurav, 28, Nitin Sharma, 33, Sarabjeet Kaur aka Simranpreet Kaur, 29, and Gagandeep Kaur aka Mahi aka Jeet Kaur, 32.
A team led by Inspector Sushil Goyal, Station House Officer, IGI Airport, under the overall supervision of Usha Rangnani, DCP IGI Airport, comprising Sub-Inspector Rahul, Head Constables Dalbir and Vinod, and Constables Nitin and Mamta nabbed the accused from Punjab and Haryana.
“The women used to post advertisement videos on their Instagram accounts enticing victims with promises of guaranteed Canadian visas, even in refusal cases,” Rangnani said, adding that Gaurav operated as an agent under the name ‘The Visa Street’ in Assandh in Haryana’s Karnal, working with Sarabjeet and Gagandeep on a commission basis. Meanwhile, Nitin worked as an immigration agent in Punjab’s Mohali facilitating the issuance of fake visas and stamps on passports, the police added.
Rangnani said that during interrogation, all accused confessed to their roles in the scheme while admitting to functioning as a syndicate, sharing the proceeds from their fraudulent activities.
The DCP said that scrutiny of the accused’s bank accounts and further investigation to trace their possible involvement in other similar cases is ongoing. The police are also questioning the accused to ascertain the involvement of other agents.
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