Travel agents booked in third case in four days

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, February 10

Four travel agents today faced the third case of travel fraud at the Division 8 police station here. The suspects have been identified as Ajay Arora, a resident of Kartar Vihar; Ramesh Verma of GK Vihar; Robin Verma and Raman Kumar. They are running an immigration firm, Can Plus Carrier Consultant, on Mall Road.

In the latest case filed on a complaint of Sunil Kapoor, a resident of Bawewal village, Ferozepur Road, the police have charged the suspects with immigration fraud and criminal conspiracy. The complainant alleged that suspects had promised him to arrange a visa of Canada and taken Rs 5 lakh cash from him for the purpose. But they failed to arrange a visa and later refused to return the money.

The investigating officer, SI Manjit Singh, said the suspects were yet to be arrested.

On February 8, the same travel agents were booked in an immigration fraud case on a complaint of Lokesh of Bhattia village. Lokesh had alleged that he had given Rs 5.5 lakh to the agents for going to Canada. But they failed to arrange any visa of Canada and also refused to return the money. 

On February 7, the police registered a fraud case against the agents on a complaint of Gurvinder Singh of Fatehgarh Sahib. Gurvinder alleged that he was duped of Rs 5.05 lakh.