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Mastermind of faux visa racket arrested from Kerala: Delhi Police

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NEW DELHI: A 49-year-old man was arrested from Kerala for allegedly duping folks on the pretext of sending them overseas on pretend visas and passport, a Delhi Police official mentioned on Monday.

The accused was recognized as Mujeeb P.P., a resident of districtMalappuram, Kerala and a non-bailable warrant was additionally issued in opposition to the accused.

The arrest of the mastermind behind the pretend visa racket got here two years after the IGI airport police had arrested two brokers and a passenger travelling on a pretend Spain visa in 2019.

“In 2019, a case was registered during which it was alleged that one passenger, Vishal Khullar, a resident of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, carrying a passport legitimate as much as August 29, 2026, was given departure immigration clearance to Madrid (Spain) on the energy of Schengen Visa legitimate from March 2, 2019 to April 2, 2019. Later, throughout scrutiny of journey paperwork of the passenger at boarding gate, the aforesaid Schengen Visa sticker affixed on his passport was detected as counterfeit by Air India safety workers, ” mentioned the Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI) Usha Rangnani.

Subsequently, the visa was confirmed to be counterfeit by the Safety, Investigation & Fraud Prevention Cell (NR), Air India and the German ALO on the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, New Delhi.

Through the probe of the case, a non-bailable warrant was issued in opposition to Mujeeb P.P. and he was not too long ago arrested from his native place Kuttipuram, district Malappuram.

“He was produced earlier than the Justice of the Peace of District Courts Tirur, Malappuram, Kerala and on transit remand he was delivered to Delhi and sooner or later police custody remand has been obtained, ” mentioned the DCP.

On interrogation, the accused disclosed that he was engaged on fee foundation together with different brokers.

“He was receiving Rs 50, 000 for every goal/sufferer. He additional admitted to their crime and disclosed that he alongside together with his associates began dishonest folks with a purpose to earn simple cash in order to satisfy their bills for an opulent way of life, ” mentioned the DCP.

“Additional efforts are being made to scrutinise their financial institution accounts and to hint their attainable involvement in different comparable complaints/instances additionally, ” mentioned the official.

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