IGI AIRPORT TEAM’S CAUGHT ACCUSED  INTENDED TO TAKE FLIGHT TO ROME, ITALY.
 

Continuing crackdown on fraudulent agents, staff of PS IGI Airport arrested one fraudster Haryana-based agent namely Ashif Ali S/o Karmudin R/o Safido Sadar, Jind, Haryana, Age 27 Years in Case FIR No. 646/2024, Dated 2.09.2024, U/S 318(4)/336(3)/340(2) BNS & 12 PP Act PS IGI Airport, New Delhi. He along with his associates had arranged a fake Swedish visa on the passport of the pax for the journey of the pax to Rome. 

The facts of the case are that in the intervening night of 1/2.09.24, one Indian pax namely Sandeep S/o Karambir Singh R/o Village-Diwana, Distt-Kurukshetra, Haryana holding an Indian passport, approached at Departure Immigration counter, IGI Airport, Delhi for clearance who was intended to depart Rome, Italy. During scrutiny of his documents, a fake Swedish visa was found affixed on his passport. As the pax cheated Indian Immigration by travelling on a passport containing a fake visa, a Case FIR No. 646/2024, Dated 2.09.2024, U/S 318(4)/336(3)/340(2) BNS & 12 PP Act PS IGI Airport, New Delhi was registered accordingly and investigation of the case was taken up.

Usha Rangnani, IPS, DCP, IGI Airport, said, during course of investigation of the case, pax Sandeep was arrested in the case. On interrogation, he disclosed that some of the boys of his village had gone abroad to earn money so he also decided to go abroad for a better livelihood and met with one agent Ashif Ali through one Manjot who belongs near his village. The agent agreed to send him to any European country in lieu of Rs. 10 Lakhs. The pax further disclosed that he deposited Rs 7 lakhs in two bank accounts provided by the agent. As per the deal, the agent Ashif Ali along with the help of his associates, arranged tickets & Swedish visa for his journey to Rome but he was caught at IGI Airport.

A dedicated team led by Insp. Sushil Goyal, SHO/PS IGI Airport, comprising of SI Madan Lal and HC Vinod was constituted under the close supervision of ACP/IGI Airport and the overall supervision of the undersigned. The team was briefed properly and tasked to nab the absconding culprits at the earliest.

On the basis of local intelligence and technical surveillance coupled with sincere and dedicated efforts, accused agent Ashif Ali S/o Karmudin R/o Safido Sadar, Jind, Haryana, Age 27 Years, was nabbed fromone of his hideouts in Gurugram, Haryana and arrested in the case.

On sustained interrogation, accused Ashif Ali confessed his guilt and disclosed that he has studied up to 12th class and was working as an agent for the last several years to earn quick money. He further disclosed that he along with his associates used to dupe people in the name of sending them abroad and providing job opportunities there. The accused also revealed that the pax had met him through one of his friends Manjot. He assured the pax that he would arrange all his documents i.e visa, tickets & journey to Rome in lieu of Rs 10 lakhs.

As per the deal, the pax transferred 3.5 lakhs to his brother’s account and Rs 3.5 lakhs to another bank account. The rest of the amount was given in cash. The accused also confessed that he along with his associates had arranged all documents including fake Swedish visa for the journey of the pax to Rome.
Investigation of the case is in progress to unearth the involvement of other agents and to scrutinize bank accounts of the accused and to trace his possible involvement in other similar complaints/cases also.