Delhi Police bust fake visa syndicate, seven arrested

DCP (IGI Airport) Usha Rangnani said connected September 28, a antheral named Kuldeep (21) arrived astatine IGI Airport and it was recovered that a fake Canadian visitant visa was affixed to his passport. An FIR was lodged, Rangnani said.

According to Kuldeep, helium met an cause named Sandeep Kumar who assured him transition to Canada successful speech for Rs 18 lakh. Sandeep, who was caught from Sonipat, told constabulary helium ran a “syndicate” with his associates — Gaurav, Nitin, Sarabjeet, Gagandeep and Reema — who were arrested from Punjab and Haryana, Rangnani said.

She said Sarabjeet and Gagan-deep utilized to station ads connected their societal media accounts successful which they guaranteed Canadian visas. “Gaurav operated an bureau called ‘The Visa Street’ successful Karnal and was paid a committee by Sarabjeet and Gagandeep. Nitin was moving arsenic a fake visa cause successful Mohali and was liable for arranging fake visa stamps,” the DCP said.

Police said the fake visa for Kuldeep was prepared by Prateek, an adept successful design, from a ‘mini factory’ successful his house. On October 23, helium was arrested from the River Drive Society successful Surat.

“His location was raided arsenic helium was trying to flee. A tempo was parked extracurricular and helium was loading equipment… helium was readying to displacement his factory,” said an officer.

“He bought printers, lamination machines… established a mini mill successful his location to nutrient counterfeit stamps. The syndicate members approached him with documents of passengers, whose fake visas helium arranged. In this case, Reema gave him Kuldeep’s documents,” the serviceman added.
A postgraduate successful electrical engineering from NG Patel Polytechnic college, Prateek was facing fiscal issues and hence started making fake visas immoderate years ago, constabulary said.

Police seized 14 fake visa stickers; 9 rubber stamps of antithetic countries; 16 dyes of countries arsenic good arsenic gumming sheets containing holograms of Serbia, Bosnia, Azerbaijan, the UK, and Macedonia, among different items.