Posed himself as Canadian diplomat

Posed himself as Canadian diplomat

Chandigarh, July 20
The Chandigarh Police today registered a case against a fraudster for fraudulently providing a fake visa to a resident of Bangladesh for work permit.
The accused posed himself as a Canadian diplomat and has been identified as Jocelyn Miller. He corresponded with the complainant through emails for a month and gave him a fake visa for Rs 72,000.
The transaction took place in Chandigarh. The case has been registered on a complaint of Pierre Bosse Counsul, Consulate General of Canada in Sector 17-A. The accused impersonated as Canadian diplomat Faisal Waqar. A case under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC has been registered against the accused at the Sector 17 police station.
The police said the deal was struck for Rs 72,000 and the accused sent his representative to meet the complainant in Chandigarh who needed the visa for his cousin. After obtaining the visa, the complainant realised it was fake and reported to police. DSP (CID) Anil Joshi conducted an inquiry and the case was registered today. The police is in the dark about the actual identity of the accused as the correspondence took place through emails.
The case has now been transferred to the crime branch for further investigation.