Two Punjab-based immigration agents have been arrested by the Kurukshetra police for allegedly duping a man on the pretext of sending him to Canada on work permit.
As per the police, the accused have been identified as Kapil Sharma alias Gauri, a resident of Amritsar, and Ravi Sharma, a resident of Dhakoli of Mohali district.
Cops said the victim Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Durga Nagar of Kurukshetra, had alleged that he was in touch with Ravi Sharma, who promised him to send Canada on work permit.
He asked the complainant for ₹50,000 advance.
Later, Ravi introduced him to Kapil Sharma at their Chandigarh office. The victim alleged that he paid them ₹5.25 lakh in different installments since January 2022. But later they refused to help him get a Canada visa and he filed a police complaint.
An FIR was registered and Kapil was arrested from Amritsar while Ravi was nabbed from Mohali. The police team also recovered ₹1.25 lakh from their possession.