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August 18, 2011

ਮਨਮੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਭੁੱਲਰ ਨੇ ਸੂਬਾ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਗਰਾਂਟਾਂ ਵੰਡੀਆਂ

ਕੈਲਗਰੀ, 18 ਅਗਸਤ (ਜਸਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਧਾਮੀ)-ਵਿਧਾਇਕ ਸ. ਮਨਮੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਭੁੱਲਰ ਨੇ ਅਲਬਰਟਾ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਤਹਿਤ 2 ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਸੰਸਥਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਗਰਾਂਟਾਂ ਦੇ ਚੈੱਕ ਦਿੱਤੇ। ਪਹਿਲਾ ਚੈੱਕ ਕਰਾਸ-ਕਲਚਰਲ ਐਕਸਚੇਂਜ (ਆਈ. ਸੀ. ਈ) ਨਾਮੀ ਸੰਸਥਾ ਨੂੰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜੋ ਸਮੁੱਚੇ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ 'ਚ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ ਮੁਹੱਈਆ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਸ. ਮਨਮੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਭੁੱਲਰ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਮਕਸਦ ਲਈ ਇਸ ਸੰਸਥਾ ਨੂੰ 6600 ਡਾਲਰ ਦਾ ਚੈੱਕ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਕਾਰਜਾਂ ਦੀ ਲੜੀ ਤਹਿਤ ਹੀ ਵਿਧਾਇਕ ਸ. ਭੁੱਲਰ ਨੇ ਦੂਸਰਾ 14500 ਡਾਲਰ ਦਾ ਚੈੱਕ 'ਲਿਗ ਅਪ ਦਾ ਵਰਲਡ ਗਰੁੱਪ' ਨੂੰ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਇਹ ਗਰੁੱਪ ਭਾਰਤ ਸਮੇਤ 44 ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ 'ਚ ਦੂਰ-ਦੁਰਾਡੇ ਪੱਛੜੇ ਖੇਤਰਾਂ 'ਚ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਠੋਸ ਊਰਜਾ ਮੁਹੱਈਆ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਕੰਮ 'ਚ ਜੁੱਟਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਇਸ ਗਰੁੱਪ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਮਕਸਦ ਲਈ ਪੇਰੂ ਦੇ ਇਕ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਚੋਣ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੈ। ਗਰੁੱਪ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਦਿਹਾਤੀ ਵਸੋਂ ਨੂੰ ਊਰਜਾ ਦਾ ਸਸਤਾ ਸਾਧਨ ਸੋਲਰ ਮੁਹੱਈਆ ਕਰਵਾਇਆ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।

Fraud victims hold protest, demand immediate action



Sas Nagar: Victims of an immigration fraud, who were duped by an immigration firm on the pretext of sending them to foreign countries held a protest rally in Phase 2, Mohali. The protestors have alleged that Jet Immigration, a firm located in Phase 5, had not refunded their money. The students, many of whom were accompanied by their parents and members of the Shiv Sena, burned an effigy of the immigration firm. The protesting students also tore down hoardings of Healthyway immigration firm whose director was recently arrested by the Chandigarh Police on similar charges. The students and parents alleged that they had paid fees to the firm for sending them abroad. The firm had assured the applicants of full refund in case they were unable to send them abroad. The victims are demanding immediate return of their money and action against the firm.

Complaint lodged against immigration firms 

Mohali, August 17
People from Punjab, Chandigarh and Haryana who were allegedly duped of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of sending them abroad, lodged a complaint with the police here today. They met SSP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar who marked the case to SP (City) Harpreet Singh.
The SP said about 25 persons who had given various documents and money to two immigration firms for going abroad had met him. They all had allegedly been duped of about Rs 50 lakh by the two firms - Guru Kirpa and Sai Kirpa - functioning from two different sectors. They had complained that their original documents like educational certificates, passports, etc, had been taken by the firms and not returned to them. Even huge sum of money had also been paid by each one of them for going abroad. He said he would look into the matter after which a case would be registered in this regard.
Rahul Bhargav, a lawyer, said people had given lakhs of rupees to the two firms for going to Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Those interested in going abroad were allegedly given fake job offer letters. When they tried to find out about the kind of jobs being offered to them they got to know that no such offers existed in reality.


Immigration Fraud: Healthyway’s Kakkar sent to 1-day police remand

Posted by Admin: Fri Aug 19 2011,
Chandigarh:

The director of Healthyway Immigration Consultants, Amit Kakkar, 34, arrested for large scale immigration fraud was sent to one day police remand on Thursday. Chandigarh police is conducting raids at various places to nab the other officials of the company.

The police said Amit’s mother Saroj Kakkar and wife Swati Kakkar, the co-accused in the cases registered against the company, were absconding.

“We have been conducting raids after the company was booked for cheating and forgery on August 13, but so far we have not been able to arrest them,” said a police officer in Sector 36 police station, where seven cases of cheating have been registered against the company. The police is also investigating 42 complaints against the company.

While the company employees are absconding, the Chandigarh police investigators are all set to question various bank officials who had opened fake accounts of dozens of youths on behalf of the company to facilitate the visa process for their clients.

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ashish Kapoor, who is heading the Special Investigation Team (SIT), said, “So far the role of 13 banks is under scanner and they will be questioned soon for their role.” He added that after going through the various records of the company, they have established a fraud worth Rs 4 to 5 crores. “But we can only assess the true magnitude, once we go through all the records,” he said.

The Healthyway Immigration Consultants is accused of duping scores of youths on the basis of false promises of an easy migration overseas and the company was booked after an input about the massive fraud from the British Embassy.


Chandigarh, August 17
Investigations into cheating cases registered against Amit Kakkar have put the alleged dubious role of banks under the scanner. The police said operators of the immigration firm had opened fake accounts for their clients across various banks with the connivance of bank employees. The fake accounts were opened to facilitate visa procurement process for his clients.
The police has received details of 36 visa applications from the British High Commission which were rejected on account of fake bank documents. All of the applications have been processed by Healthyway Immigrations. In addition, the Australian High Commission has given details of four such visa applications, which were processed by Healthyway and rejected on account of fake bank documents, to the UT Police.

The banks include the branches of the Oriental Bank of Commerce in Rajpura, Mundi Kharar and Gharaunda in Punjab, Allahabad Bank in Ambala and Jalandhar, and the SBI and UCO Bank branches in Sirmaur in Himachal.
Amit Kakkar has been booked in seven cases of cheating and the police has received 40 complaints against him.
He was arrested in the second case registered today following which he was remanded in two-day police custody.

How Healthyway Director made Billions from Selling Milk!

Courtesy by tribune news service
Chandigarh, August 17
As a teenager, he distributed milk packets in Attawa village and its surrounding areas. His father owned a small illegal grocery store in the village, which was demolished by the UT estate office in 2003. Later, he was employed on contractual basis for a clerical job at the Government Medical College Hospital in Sector 32 at a monthly salary of Rs 6,000.
At the age of 33, he owns a multi-billion empire with offices of Healthyway Immigration spread across various cities in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal. Amit Kakkar, its director, paid an income tax of Rs 3.5 crore following a raid by the IT department at his office last year in which Rs 10 crore was unearthed. He owns three houses - one each in Sector 42, Sector 43 and Phase3-B-II in Mohali, besides two showrooms. In addition, he owns luxury cars worth Rs 70 lakh. In all, his wealth is estimated at around Rs 100 crore, says the police.
In police custody for duping scores of youths on the basis of false promises of an easy migration overseas, it is the proverbial rag-to-riches story of Amit Kakkar, Director of Healthyway Immigration Services. After his father’s kiryana store was demolished, he began taking tuitions, which was followed by his opening an airhostess training institute.
Venturing into immigration consultancy occurred by chance after he succeeded in procuring a student visa for his cousin by completing all formalities online in 2001. His second attempt to procure a visa for another relative however failed.
In his third attempt, Amit succeeded in procuring a student visa for yet another relative and it was then that he decided to open an immigration firm. He started with a small cabin located in a basement in Sector 42 and simultaneously applied for a registered licence. He got the licence in 2005 following which there was no looking back.
“As he began getting clients, he faced the problem of showing fixed deposits worth lakhs in their bank accounts. In his greed to climb the ladder to success and earn quick and easy money, he started forging bank documents and also opened fake bank accounts for a number of clients,” said a police officer investigating the case.
As his wealth and clients grew, Amit expanded his business with four agents in every city of Punjab.