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Immigration fraud: Chandigarh man duped of ₹23 lakh
A resident of Chandigarh was duped of ₹23 lakh by an immigration consultant on the pretext of sending him to Canada on work permit
A resident of Sector 40 was duped of ₹23 lakh by an immigration consultant on the pretext of sending him to Canada on work permit. A cheating case has been registered against Gurpreet Singh Randhawa, the owner of Blue Sapphire Consultants in Sector 34.
In his complaint, Saksham Garcha told the police that he had paid ₹23 lakh for the visa in February last year . But, the firm failed to provide the visa and didn’t return the money either.
Unregistered firm booked in Manimajra
Police have registered a case against an immigration consultant in Gobindpura, Manimajra, for operating without registration. There are three consultants operating in Manimajra and the other two were found to be registered.
A case under Section 188 of Indian Penal Code was registered against the firm at Manimajra police station for violating the orders issued by the district magistrate, directing all the immigration firms operating in Chandigarh to share their antecedents with Chandigarh police. As part of a driver, Chandigarh Police have so far had booked about 70 immigration consultants across the city who had not got themselves registered.
