₹51 lakh lost in three immigration frauds reported in Ludhiana.

Ludhiana: Police have registered three separate cases of immigration fraud involving promises of overseas work visas to England, Australia, and New Zealand, with victims collectively swindled out of at least ₹51.2 lakh.The fraud schemes, reported across Division Number 5 and Moti Nagar police stations, led to charges against multiple individuals for cheating, forgery, and violations of the Immigration Act. In the largest reported case, two brothers and their accomplice were booked for duping a local overseas educational consultancy in a visa-for-job scheme. The accused — Raj Kumar, Alok Kumar, and Abhishek Nathenial — allegedly promised two clients of the consultancy, Jasleen Kaur and Jashandeep Kaur, jobs as care workers in England and assured visas.The accused took ₹36 lakh from the consultancy, run by Harjeet Singh of Gurdev Nagar. Division Number 5 police filed an FIR (first-information report) after the accused failed to provide the visas or return the money. Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Mohan Lal stated the case was registered under cheating and forgery charges following an initial inquiry.Two additional fraud cases, both registered at the Moti Nagar police station, involved promises of work visas to Australia and New Zealand. In the Australian visa case, key accused Mahi Sharma, Davinder Singh, Nitin Ghai, and four others, plus eight unidentified accomplices are charged with committing a swindle woth Rs ₹12 lakh. Mahi Sharma and Davinder Singh are also named in the New Zealand case, where they are charge with duping people of ₹3.2 lakh.In the Australian fraud, complainant Naveen Sharma of Amritsar alleged the accused provided him with a fake visa letter after taking ₹12 lakh. In the third case, Harpreet Singh of Morinda reported losing ₹3.2 lakh after the suspects promised, but failed, to secure him a New Zealand work visa. Both cases were filed under charges of cheating, forgery, and the Immigration Act. MSID:: 125276576 413 |