Six travel agents booked for duping 2 residents
The Moti Nagar police on Wednesday registered separate cases against six travel agents, including a couple, for duping two residents of Rs 19.25 lakh.
The suspects had been committing frauds with foreign aspirants on the pretext of sending them abroad. After investigation, cases were registered against them under various sections of the BNS and the Immigration Act.
In the first case, the police registered a case on the complaint of Bhalraj Singh of the Samrala Chowk area against three persons — including a couple, Deepak Sharma and Rajni Sharma, residents of Sector 18, Chandigarh, and Rajwinder Singh, manager, Shree Ram Overseas, Sector 17, Chandigarh.
The complainant alleged that the suspects had taken Rs 15 lakh to provide work visa for a country but the agents failed to fulfil their promise. He had lodged a complaint a few months ago and on Wednesday, the police registered a case.
The other case was registered on the complaint of Sukhdev Singh of Amritsar against Davinder Singh, owner of Nova Enterprises, Industrial Area-A RK road, here, Neha Sharma and Mahi Sharma. The complainant said the suspects had taken Rs 4.25 lakh to send her daughter to Australia but they failed to arrange a visa for her. Now, the agents also refused to return the money. A case was registered and further probe was launched in the case.
The role of old notorious travel agents, who have been facing many cases of travel fraud and start duping foreign aspirants again after coming out on bail, is under scanner. Such agents, who are already facing travel fraud cases and cannot start travel offices in their names, have reportedly started travel and immigration offices in the names of other persons. Soon, they may face police action.
