Two travel agents running office without licence booked

Continuing drive against illegal travel agents in the city, the Ludhiana police registered another case against two persons on Tuesday.

The suspects were identified as Davinder Singh of Neechi Mangli and Ishika of Basti Jodhewal.

The investigating officer, ASI Sulakhan Singh, said the police received a tip-off that the suspects were running a travel firm in the name of Nova Enterprises on RK Road near Cheema Chowk. During checking, it was found that they had opened the office but they had not obtained any valid licence from the department concerned.

The ASI said the suspects had been committing fraud with foreign aspirants on the pretext of sending them abroad. After investigation, a case was registered against them under various sections of the BNS and the Immigration Act.

Notably, on Monday, the Ludhiana police had conducted checking at several offices of travel and immigration firms and arrested four agents for running offices without any valid licence.