Mohali, September 1
Faced with pressure from the police, Karandeep Singh, alias Pargat Singh, one of the main accused in the cheating cases registered against Jet Immigration Placement Services, today surrendered before a local court. He was remanded in two-day police custody.
Earlier, Karandeep Singh, along with Deepak Arora, was booked by the Mohali Police in over 30 cases of cheating. The accused had accepted money from visa seekers, but they neither got the visas issued nor refunded the money. Most of the victims from different parts of Punjab had paid between Rs 40,000 and Rs 3 lakh to get work permit visas for Canada and other countries.
SP (City) Harpreet Singh said due to pressure exerted from all corners, Karandeep Singh surrendered before the court today. His brother, Lakhwinder Singh, had already been arrested by the police. Raids were also being conducted to nab Deepak Arora, said Station House Officer, Phase I, Manjit Singh adding that details about the money collected from the visa seekers were being ascertained from the accused.
Meanwhile, the Matour Police conducted a raid at the Phase VII and Sector 70 offices of Guru Kirpa Immigration Company and confiscated the office furniture lying there. Station House Officer, Matour, Tarlochan Singh said there were two case of cheating registered against the proprietor of Guru Kirpa, Neena Sharma, who was on the run.
Faced with pressure from the police, Karandeep Singh, alias Pargat Singh, one of the main accused in the cheating cases registered against Jet Immigration Placement Services, today surrendered before a local court. He was remanded in two-day police custody.
Earlier, Karandeep Singh, along with Deepak Arora, was booked by the Mohali Police in over 30 cases of cheating. The accused had accepted money from visa seekers, but they neither got the visas issued nor refunded the money. Most of the victims from different parts of Punjab had paid between Rs 40,000 and Rs 3 lakh to get work permit visas for Canada and other countries.
SP (City) Harpreet Singh said due to pressure exerted from all corners, Karandeep Singh surrendered before the court today. His brother, Lakhwinder Singh, had already been arrested by the police. Raids were also being conducted to nab Deepak Arora, said Station House Officer, Phase I, Manjit Singh adding that details about the money collected from the visa seekers were being ascertained from the accused.
Meanwhile, the Matour Police conducted a raid at the Phase VII and Sector 70 offices of Guru Kirpa Immigration Company and confiscated the office furniture lying there. Station House Officer, Matour, Tarlochan Singh said there were two case of cheating registered against the proprietor of Guru Kirpa, Neena Sharma, who was on the run.
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