Two arrested for immigration fraud

Accused employees of Sector 8-based Sri Sai Kirpa Immigration firm

Chandigarh, August 3
The economic offences wing of the Chandigarh Police today arrested two persons, including a woman, who are employees of a Sector 8-based immigration company for immigration fraud involving over Rs 22 lakh.

The police arrested 24-year-old Vikram Jaiswal, a resident of Jagadhari district in Yamunanagar, and Tammana, alias Nidhi, also a resident of Yamunanagar. They were produced in court and remanded to police custody.

The police registered a case under Sections 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC and 24 of the Immigration Act on July 29 on the complaint of Daljit Singh, a resident of Sector 23-D and 20 other complainants who were duped in a similar fashion by the immigration company by taking money form them for sending them abroad.

The complainants alleged that they had applied for work permit visa for Canada through Sri Sai Kirpa Immigration in Sector 8, Chandigarh, which is being run by Neena Sharma and her associates. All complainants had paid Rs 22.3 lakh, but they were never provided any visa nor were they refunded the amount.

It was also alleged that the company gave forged offer letters of Canadian companies to them. The company owners had also taken the passports in original of some of the candidates.

Besides the managing director of the company, Neena Sharma, the police had booked Vikram Jaswal, Shruti, Tamana, Yadwinder, Amandeep, Rachna, all employees of Shri Sai Kirpa Immigration, who obtained Cash Rs 22.3 lakh from the 20 persons for sending them to Canada on the basis of work permit in March 2011.

Another woman held

 In yet another case of immigration fraud, the police booked Anu Sharma, a resident of Sector 48. The accused has been booked under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC and 24 of the Immigration Act. Jasbir Inder Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Jasmer Kaur and Mohammad Riyaz filed a complaint against Anu Sharma, a resident of Star Enclave, Sector 48-C. They alleged that Anu Sharma along with her husband Krishan Mohan allured them with fake promises of sending them abroad. She obtained their passports and took Rs 15.10 lakh from them. She also issued them post-dated cheques to pay her liabilities. However, neither did she sent them abroad nor returned their money. When they presented the post-dated cheques in the bank, the same were dishonoured. It has also been found that accused Anu Sharma is also involved in another case of cheating and was declared a proclaimed offender in that case.

 

One booked for fraud under Immigration Act

Mohali, August 3
The Mohali Police today registered a case under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC and Section 24 of the Immigration Act against Deepak Arora, M/S Jet International Placement Services, SCF 54, first floor, Phase VI, Mohali, on the complaint of Jai Singh, a resident of Sector 21, Panchkula, for duping him on the pretext of sending him abroad.
Jai Singh had alleged in his complaint that he had given Rs 50,000 demand draft to the accused to send him to New Zealand. However, neither was he sent abroad nor was his money returned, the police added.