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139 FIRs in Haryana against persons sending people abroad by fraudulent means: Anil Vij

Chandigarh, June 9, 2020 (Yes Punjab News)

Haryana Home Minister, Mr. Anil Vij said that 139 FIRs have been registered against those who have been sending people abroad by fraudulent means. The police have arrested 11 people and seized a car and cash amounting to Rs 10.52 lakh from their possession.

Mr. Vij said that crimes like immigration fraud and “kabootarbazi” (human trafficking) will be eradicated from the State, for which a ‘Special Investigation Team’ (SIT) has been constituted recently to monitor and investigate such cases at the State-level.

The team consists of six SP level officers headed by an Inspector General of Police. This team will investigate the immigration fraudsters who dupe youngsters of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of sending them abroad. A similar issue came to light after some Indians were brought back from American jails.

SIT Chief, Mrs. Bharti Arora informed that the team has been directed to take strict and prompt action in this regard. As a result, the police have arrested 11 people from various districts of the state by conducting raids.

Among them, Jagtar alias Jaggi has been arrested from Kaithal district and Rs 10, 000 cash along with a car were recovered from his possession. Similarly, Somnath of Ismailabad has been arrested in two separate cases and Rs 7.50 lakh cash was recovered from his possession.

She informed that Rajkumar alias Raju, resident of Dhand in Kaithal district, has been arrested along with Rs. 1.37 lakh while Jagdish alias Jaggi of Sitamai, Karnal has been arrested with Rs. 70,000. Similarly, in a case registered at Baldev Nagar, Ambala, Labh Singh alias Kaka, resident of Patiala, Ravindra of Jundla, Deepak Narwal of Madlauda, Anil alias Mahaveer of Madhuban, Hardeep Singh of Kabulpur Khera, Assandh, Rajendra of Assandh and Om Prakash of Israna were arrested with Rs 85,000 cash. A case has been registered against them under various sections including Immigration Act and further investigation is going on, she added. She said that in Gharaunda, Nigdu, Indri and Assandh, four cases have also been registered on the complaints of the victims and investigation is underway.


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