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.
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.
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