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RAJASTHAN BASED ABSCONDING AGENT IN FAKE VISA FRAUD SYNDICATE APPREHENDED

February 06, 2024 08:37 PM

IGI AIRPORT TEAM’S REMARKABLE BREAKTHROUGH, UNVEILED A SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL FAKE VISA SCAM WITH THIS ARREST, PROVIDED A FAKE SINGAPORE VISA TO UNSUSPECTING PASSENGERS. IGI AIRPORT TEAM REMAINS COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING THE INTEGRITY OF TRAVEL AND ENSURING THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS.  OUR RELENTLESS EFFORTS CONTINUE TO MAKE AIR TRAVEL SECURE AND RELIABLE.

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Staff of PS IGI Airport arrested an absconding agent namely, Sunil Luna  (33) S/o Rameshwar Meghwal R/o VPO Ghiradoda Mitha, PS Jaswantgarh, Tehsil Ladnun, Distt Nagaur, Rajasthan Age 33 Years in Case FIR No 268/2021 U/s 474/420/468/471/120B IPC & 12 PP Act Dated 23.09.2021, PS IGI Airport, New Delhi. He was involved in a syndicate who used to allure victims on pretext of sending them abroad by offering approved Passports/Visas of foreign countries on lucrative prices. Provided fake Singapore Visa to the pax in lieu of Rs. 1,20,000/-. The agent started cheating innocent people in order to earn easy money. 

The facts of the case are that in the intervening night of 22/23.09.2021, one pax namely Akmal Hussain S/o Abdul Mannan R/o Vill -Ratanpur, PO Nilambazar, Distt Karimgarnj (Assam) arrived as deportee from Dubai. The pax had departed for Dubai on 19.09.2021 from IGI Airport, Delhi on the strength of UAE Tourist Visa but his entry was denied by Dubai Air Border control on the ground of forged visa.

During scrutiny of his travel documents, it was found that, one Singapore sticker Visa, affixed on his passport, was lacking security features and was found fake. A case FIR No 268/2021 U/s 474/420/468/471/120B IPC & 12 PP Act Dated 23.09.2021, PS IGI Airport, New Delhi was registered accordingly and investigation of the case was taken up.

Usha Rangnani , IPS, Dy. Commissioner of Police, IGI Airport,said, during course of investigation of the case, pax Akmal Hussain S/o Abdul Mannan R/o Vill-Ratanpur, PO Nilambazar, Distt. Karimgarnj, Assam was arrested in the case who disclosed that his journey to Singapore was arranged by one agent namely Sunil Luna in lieu of Rs. 1,20,000/-.

During course of further investigation, efforts were made to nab agent Sunil Luna and several raids were conducted at the possible hideouts of him, but he managed to remain at large.

Usha Rangnani , IPS, Dy. Commissioner of Police, IGI Airport,said, during course of investigation of the case, pax Akmal Hussain S/o Abdul Mannan R/o Vill-Ratanpur, PO Nilambazar, Distt. Karimgarnj, Assam was arrested in the case who disclosed that his journey to Singapore was arranged by one agent namely Sunil Luna in lieu of Rs. 1,20,000/-.During course of further investigation, efforts were made to nab agent Sunil Luna and several raids were conducted at the possible hideouts of him, but he managed to remain at large.

Based on an input and to nab the absconding agent, a dedicated team led by Insp. Vijender Rana, SHO/IGI Airport, comprising of SI Vinod Kumar and HC Rajendra was constituted under the close supervision of ACP/IGI Airport and overall supervision of the undersigned. The team was briefed properly and tasked to nab the absconding culprit at the earliest.

Technical surveillance was also mounted over the accused as he was changing his locations regularly.

After dedicated and sincere efforts of the team, absconding agent Sunil Luna was finally arrested from one of his hideouts in Delhi. The accused confessed his crime and disclosed that he has studied upto 12th class and is working as a freelance Videographer. He had worked in Saudi Arabia earlier so local people used to approach him to be sent abroad for some job. He also wanted to settle in USA/UK but he did not have sufficient funds for going there. In order to earn easy money, he decided to allure people on pretext of sending them abroad by offering approved Passports/Visas of foreign countries on lucrative prices.

In this case, he took Rs. 1,20,000/- from pax Akmal Hussain and arranged fake Singapore Visa for his journey with the help of his associate agent. He further disclosed that he along with his associates used to cheat people in order to earn easy money and needed a handsome amount of money to go to UK himself.

Investigation of the case is in progress to unearth the involvement of other agent and to scrutinize his bank accounts and to trace their possible involvement in other similar complaints/cases also. Further investigation of the case is in progress.

 
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