Surat’s Udhna police nabs Ahmedabad-based agent in ₹21 lakh visa scam

In yet another visa scam, an Ahmedabad-based immigration agent was arrested by the Udhna police for allegedly defrauding a man of ₹21 lakh under the pretext of providing a work permit visa for his son in London.

The victim, Kamlesh Patel, a resident of Palasana had approached the agent, Chirag Sihora, for assistance in obtaining a work permit visa for his son, Vedant, who had completed his hotel management studies in Singapore.

Sihora, the operator at Ahmedabad’s KBC immigration services in Navrangpura, demanded ₹23 lakh for the visa, promising to complete the process. However, after receiving the payment, Sihora failed to fulfil his promise.

Sihora repaid only ₹2 lakh to Kamlesh and asked him to collect the remaining sum from two other agents Utsav Patel in Petlad and Gaurang Patel in Vadodara.

After realising that he had been duped, Kamlesh filed a complaint with the Udhna police station.

Following an investigation, the police arrested Sihora from Ahmedabad.

Further investigations are underway to identify and apprehend the other two agents involved in the scam.