The crime branch has arrested a person accused of cheating more than 100 people by promising Work permits and visas to Canada.
The accused has committed a fraud of Rs. five crores with about 100 people luring them into a promised participation and investment in his relative’s subway hotel in Canada. He targeted the people of North and Central Gujarat who are normally known to have a penchant for going abroad.
The accused used to extort more money in the name of investment by promising to get a work permit visa in exchange for Rs. 15 to 20 lakhs. Poice could not recover the entire money as the accused had been spending money in Mumbai and other places, leading a lavish lifestyle in luxury hotels. the police investigation revealed.
Police swung into action after Many complaints were reported about a firm called Udan Holidays located at Gurukul was cheating gullible people by asking people to give work permit visas. Complaints were lodged in Naranpura and Vastrapur and a case of a retired school clerk losing Rs.40 lakh also surfaced.
The economic crime prevention branch of the Ahmedabad police, while investigating the crime, arrested Harshil Ghanshyam Patel a Resident of Sundarvan Apartment, Naranpura from the office premises of Udan Holidays.
The investigation revealed that Harshil, alias Bunty used to forge the items such as kankotri ( traditional marriage invitation card), bill books and visiting cards and got it printed in a printing press in the name of Sahajanand Offset Printers at Gurukul.
Hemal Yogesh Dave started working as a Visa consultant in association with Harshil since 2018 at Udan Holidays. Sunil Shinde was also working in the office.
The gang was working to get Canada work permit visas for people who could afford the money. He would fraudulently tell the people that he was a cousin of Mahendra Kantilal Patel in Canada having a subway outlet.
They were making fake promises about a possible Investment and participation in this business in Canada which would help them get the PR quicker. They would also stage a false partnership agreement and get signatures, making the deal appear serious.
The accused fled to Mumbai after defrauding 5 crores of more than 100 people. The accused lived a good life by renting luxury hotels in Mumbai from the ill-gotten money. Harshil had also opened a new office at Gurukul Pushti Heights.
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