Four residents of Chandigarh fall prey to scammers

Police registered several cases of visa and other fraud at various police stations in the city.

A case was registered on the complaint of Sukhwinder Singh, a resident of Amritsar, and others, who were allegedly cheated ₹16,72,000 by Maninder Singh and Balbir Singh, owners of RS Immigration Consultancy, located in Sector 17. The accused allegedly cheated the victims on the pretext of granting visas.

In another case, a case of cheating under Section 24 of the Immigration Act was registered at Sector 31 police station. Saurabh Sehgal, a resident of Ram Darbar, alleged that Krishan Kumar of Jorashi Kalan village in Kurukshetra, Haryana, had cheated him ₹6,19,500 for visa processing services. The police are currently investigating the case.

In a separate case, registered at Sector 31 police station, a woman from Ram Darbar complained that an unknown person had switched her HDFC Bank debit card on August 9. Police are working to track down the suspect and the investigation is ongoing.

A woman from Sector 48, along with others, filed a complaint against Sandeep Kumar and Vijay, residents of Sector 34. The accused allegedly cheated the victims. ₹8 lakh by promising air tickets, hotel bookings and travel packages. A case was registered at Sector 34 police station.