Ambala : Police has already recovered more than 96 passports, 14 mobile phones, two printers, two cars and Rs 70000 cash from six arrested persons of a inter-state gang running fake immigration business allegedly cheated more than 100 youths willing to settle abroad and also issued few fake work permits for jobs and Visa for Singapore and other countries cheating youths amount worth over crore of rupees through offices at Jagadhari Gate Ambala City and in few other districts in Haryana as well as in other states including Punjab and U.P. The racket of cheats used to close down or shift their offices quite often after cheatings as revealed during investigation.
Police started investigation and search for the members of gang when received large number of complaints and found office at Ambala closed but succeeded in arrest of six persons of inter-state racket identified as Vivek resident of village Mandia in Chandigarh, Amrit Pal resident of village Samrala in Chandigarh, Vikki resident of Rajpura in Punjab, Jaspreet Singh alias Jas also resident of Rajpura in Punjab, Rohit resident of a village in Karnal district and Mandeep resident of Kalay in Kaithal district. During investigation police recovered large number of fake Aadhar Cards, fake work permits, appointment letters, Visa and other fake documents. All arrested accuse were sent to jail under judicial custody after one day police remand. Information reveals, prime accused of racket hailing residing at Ludhiana and Bhatinda in Punjab are yet absconding and police searching them for their arrest.
According to information, when police team reached at the office of immigration company at Jagadhri Gate Ambala City found 10-12 youths arrived from different places including Roorkee, Maharaj Ganj (U.P), Kurukshetra and few other places were present outside the closed office of firm in the name of EG-2 Immigration Consultancy told police cheated by fake immigration company when police arrested two persons of the racket Rohit Sharma and Mandeep and reached to other four alleged members of racket on the information of arrested members. A youth, resident of Sector 10 Ambala City cheated by fake immigration firm disclosed that he along with his brother and father contacted the firm through Face Book on April 19 this year claiming to arrange work permit and Visa for youths willing to work at Singapore and other countries when he along with his brother decided to settle at Singapore on work permit and deposited Rs 10000 each as token advance in view of application as demanded by those present in the office for arranging documents for work permit and Visa for Singapore when their request was shown approved for work permit at Singapore.
The immigration firm at Ambala City insisted to deposit Rs 1.20 lakh each for getting prepared work permit and Visa and he also deposited passports against proper receipt. The youth told that the immigration firm also produced approval for work permit and as desired by the firm and cash amount Rs 1.20 lakh each for preparation of documents including work permit and Visa for him as well his brother, besides also arranging air tickets for both and since after this they found immigration firm’s office closed and no one was picking mobile phone calls when a complaint was lodged with the police and it was found large number similar complaints have been received.
