Posted on January 22 2019
A Greek and France Visa racket being run by travel agencies has been busted by the CCB - Central Crime Branch. These were involved in preparing fake documents for obtaining Visas from the Embassies in New Delhi. 13 individuals inclusive of crucial suspects have been arrested by the CCB in this major operation.
A senior official of the CCB said that the accused might be a part of a nationwide Visa racket having grave consequences. It is an indication of the involvement of an organized gang that is fully fledged. This could be operating from Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru added the official, as quoted by the Hindu.
CCB offices raided 6 travel agency offices in New Delhi following inputs from intelligence. They also managed in arresting 13 individuals inclusive of prime suspects. It includes Nainital’s Himanshu Mewari, Sujith from New Delhi’s Dwarka and Mylapore’s John Prabakar. Rubber stamps, income tax papers, fake bank statements, Rs 18 lakh cash, laptops, and 150 passports were seized by the Police.
The 13 accused were involved in Greek and France Visa racket by acquiring these Visas on basis of forged documents. They were charging Rs 20,000 as facilitation fee and Rs 5 lakh from applicants who were successful.
John Prabakar is working for Tamil Nadu’s Indo-Poland Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He was earlier detained in similar offenses but was released. The Delhi Police had also earlier arrested Sujith on similar charges.
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