Jammu Crime Branch of J&K Police Thursday claimed it has busted an inter-state visa racket after arresting a key accused from Punjab on April 22.
The accused Malkeet Singh who was nabbed in Sangrur wasrunning a self-styled company, M/s Wings Canadian Consultants from Bahu Plazain Jammu, a CB spokesman said.
Singh is accused of duping gullible job aspirants of Rs 45lakh.
“The accused had also concealed his identity as GursevakSingh of Punjab,” the spokesman said, adding a complaint against the accusedwas lodged by Paramjeet Singh and others.
Acting on written complaint, CB started an investigationinto the case of the accused defrauding various candidates and duping them oftheir hard earned money on the pretext of providing study visas and jobs inforeign countries.
The police spokesman said the investigation found that theaccused persons, Malkeet Singh Maan and others, had used fake voter IDs andAadhar cards to conceal their identities.
It was also found that the accused had opened their officein Jammu solely with an intention of cheating and alluring a large number ofpersons and had obtained around Rs 45 lakh from them by resorting to fraudulentmeans.
According case FIR number 24/2017 under section 420, 465,467, 468, 471, 120-B RPC was registered against the accused at Crime BranchJammu and investigation of the case was entrusted to SI Hilal Azhar of CBJ, hesaid.
“The accused, Malkeet Singh Maan was tracked down andarrested by a team of Crime Branch Jammu on April 22 from Sangrur, Punjab,” theCB spokesman said.