Immigration firm Scott Immigration & Education Services' office sealed in Chandigarh

Chandigarh October 3
The special investigation team (SIT) of the UT police, formed to crack down on illegal immigration firms, sealed the Sector 9-based office of Ms Scott Education and Immigration Service for allegedly duping two Mohali residents in the name of sending them abroad here today.
An FIR was registered against the immigration firm at the Sector 34 police station in August, after which the firm’s owner had closed down his office in Sector 34. He shifted his base to Sector 9.
Sub-Inspector (SI) Gyan Singh said a case had been registered against Jashjeet Singh Dhaliwal, owner of the company, on the complaint of Yaman Khan, a resident of Siswan village in Mohali district. He alleged that even after paying Rs 2.30 lakh, he was neither sent abroad nor his money returned. Khan had been promised a student visa trip to Singapore.
Savina, a resident of Mohali, had also filed a complaint against the firm, stating that even after paying Rs 25,000 she was not sent abroad on study visa. She, too, complained that her money had not been refunded.
“The complainant stated that despite repeated requests, her money was not refunded. She lodged a formal complaint, following which a case was registered on August 13, ” the police stated.
Gyan Singh said the firm owner, after duping the customers, shifted the office to SCO 28-29 (first floor) Sector 9. He was, however, running the firm under the same name. “During investigation, we got a tip-off that the accused, who was absconding, was running the immigration business from another premises in the city. We went ahead with the raid and have sealed the office,” Singh said.
No arrests were made by the police, as the owner of the firm who is a resident of Orbit Apartments in Zirakpur managed to escape from the police trap.
Police officials said the immigration fraud victims could submit their complaints at the Public Window of the police headquarters that would be forwarded to the immigration cell dealing with the cases of immigration fraud. 
District Magistrate’s order
DM Brijendra Singh has directed owners of immigration firms to provide their antecedents to thepolice at Public Window, Police Headquarters, within seven days. The order issued under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code makes it clear that before establishing such companies, it is mandatory for the owner of the company to provide the firms’ complete antecedents, and the offenders will be prosecuted. 
Another case
A case under Sections 420 and 120 of the IPC was registered against Ashwani Syal and his wife Reena Syal, residents of Scetor 7, Panchkula, on the complaint of Chand Handa, who alleged that the duo had duped his cousin and cousin’s wife of Rs 45 lakh for sending them abroad.