20 immigration firms sealed in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, February 2

The Special Investigating Team of the UT police has sealed 20 immigration firms in the city in a case of work permit fraud. As per the police case, the companies had been sending aspirants abroad on work permit visa without obtaining licence from the Protector of Emigrants, Chandigarh.

The police said innocent persons had been cheated of lakhs by these companies, which grabbed huge amounts for preparation of various documents.

The police sealed the companies after booking those in a case under Sections 188 and 420 of the IPC and Section 24 of the Immigration Act. Two persons, Mahesh Gupta of Conex in Sector 34 and Nitin Gupta, proprietor of AEIS Consultant at Sector 34, were arrested. The companies had been booked for not abiding
by the orders of the District Magistrate under Section 144 of the CrPC, which had made it compulsory for companies to furnish information to the police. The police said 153 companies furnished information with the police and only 17 were found to be having valid licence.

Dirty twenty

The 20 companies included World Wide Immigration Consultancy Services in Sector 22, Career Overseas in Sector 17, Immigration Private Limited in Sector 17, Ray Numbes Consultant in Sector 22, Sri Balaji in Sector 17, NS Consultant in Sector 44, GEC Consultant in Sector 44, Conex in Sector 34, Pacific Consultant in Sector 34, JA Enterprises in Sector 34, Rapid Growth in Sector 8, Global Visas Consultancy in Sector 8, Visa Ways Immigration Consultant in Sector 8, Pacific Immigration Consultant in Sector 8, Future Wings Consultant in Sector 37, Palta Travels in Sector 40, CSA Immigration in Sector 35, AEIS Consultant in Sector 34, Ezy Gateway Visa Consultant in Sector 8 and Pennacle Career Consultant in Sector 8.