Cheating of Rs 16 lakh in the name of sending a person to Canada on study visa. symbolic picture
Jagran correspondent, Kurukshetra. In the name of sending a family to Canada, an agent and his associates defrauded a family of about Rs 16 lakh in the district. The accused assured to get study visa for studying business management, but neither issued the visa nor returned the money. Krishna Gate police station has registered the case and started investigation.
Jhansa Road resident Avtar Singh told in the complaint given to the police that his daughter wanted to do a business management course in Canada. In this context, her sister-in-law contacted agent Amanpreet Singh alias Lucky. The agent demanded Rs 16 lakh to get a study visa and send him to Canada, which included the fees for the first semester.
The complainant said that on June 16, 2024, the accused came to her house and took Rs 5 lakh as advance in the name of visa processing, and also took all the necessary documents of the daughter.
IELTS results came on 30 September 2024, in which her daughter scored 7.5 bands. After this the accused demanded to transfer one lakh rupees through RTGS. The accused claimed to have started the visa process in December and showed a fake offer letter for university admission.
On this basis he also took the remaining Rs 10 lakh. When the complainant investigated, it was found that the offer letter was fake. After this the accused stopped picking up the phone and the office was found locked. Police have registered the case and investigation is ongoing.