(MOREPIC1) Face2News/Panchkula
Under the guidance of Police Commissioner Shivas Kaviraj and leadership of DCP Panchkula Srishti Gupta, Anti Immigration Fraud Unit has exposed a gang that defrauded lakhs of rupees in the name of sending people to America. Police has arrested two accused in this case and sent them to judicial custody after the completion of remand period.
DCP Srishti Gupta said that complainant Shyam Lal had told the police that accused Kuldeep Singh and his associates had cited expenses of Rs 45 lakh in the name of sending his son Mandeep to abroad. On this, the victim family arranged money by borrowing from relatives, selling jewelry and gave it to the accused. Apart from this, in order to get more money, the accused threatened to kill the complainant's son Mandeep, who was to be sent to America, and on asking about the real condition of the child, they kept on making false excuses and kept on evading.
(MOREPIC2) (SUBHEAD)During the investigation, it was revealed that the accused Kuldeep Singh had not taken any license or permit. In August 2023, on the pretext of sending Mandeep to America, he first took him to Vietnam, then to El Salvador, Thailand, Laos, Dubai, China, Suriname and Mexico. In Mexico, Mandeep was even held hostage and beaten up to extract more money.
The team of Anti-Emigration Fraud Unit in-charge Tejinder Pal Singh arrested the accused Kuldeep Singh son of Gurdayal Singh, resident of village Toda district Panchkula (presently Preetnagar, Sector-11 Derabassi, district Mohali) on 16 August 2025. He was produced in court on August 17 and taken on six-day police remand. During interrogation, important revelations were made about his network.
Taking action in the same case, the police also arrested co-accused Lakhwinder Singh resident of Ludhiana from Shahar Bank Colony in Machhiwara. On August 19, when he was produced in court, he was given three-day police remand. Police have recovered Rs 1 lakh from both the accused during interrogation.
The DCP said that after the remand ended, both the accused have been sent to judicial custody. Police are conducting raids in search of other absconding accused and action will be taken to recover the cheated amount from them. The case has been registered under Sections 406, 420, 344, 370, 120-B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 24 of the Immigration Act and investigation is being carried out.
