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Foreign dreams: 602 fraud cases registered in 5 yrs Punjab: In the last five years, a total of 602 cases have been registered against immigration companies for duping people. Most of the victims have had to lose a considerable amount of money they may have earned either by selling their properties, working overtime or by taking loans. Inspite of them approaching the police, there is hardly any chance of getting their money back. Cases of people who are left with nothing committing suicide have also come to light.   According to records with the administration, there are more than 1,100 immigration firms in the district, of which only 32 are registered. Even though the high court has made registration of immigration firms mandatory, more than 80 firms are awaiting approval from the state government. With authorities failing to implement high court orders, unregistered firms continue to play havoc with people's lives.   Some Cases on Feb 28, 2012 ...

Foreign dreams: 602 fraud cases registered in 5 yrs ' Mohali: In the last five years, a total of 602 cases have been registered against immigration companies for duping people. Most of the victims have had to lose a considerable amount of money they may have earned either by selling their properties, working overtime or by taking loans. Inspite of them approaching the police, there is hardly any chance of getting their money back. Cases of people who are left with nothing committing suicide have also come to light. Last year, Sukhwant Singh, 28, a resident of Sangrur approached an immigration consultant, Rudraksh Group Overseas Solutions in Phase 1. The consultant failed to send Sukhwant abroad. Also, he did not get the Rs 2.5 lakh he paid after taking a loan with a massive rate of interest. Singh committed suicide by consuming poison in the office of the immigration firm in December. A case of abetment to suicide was registered. According to records with the administr...

Remand for  Rudraksh  immigration firm MD And manager Date 15 jan 2016  Family members of the 28-year-old Sangrur man who had committed suicide after being harassed by an immigration consultancy firm on Saturday met police officials in SAS Nagar seeking action against the employee of the firm. On Wednesday, Sukhwant Singh (28) hailing from Sangrur had committed suicide by allegedly consuming poisonous substance outside the office of the SAS Nagar-based immigration consultants-Rudraksh Group Overseas Solutions. He was rushed to a private hospital where he was declared dead. “He had borrowed Rs 2.5 lakhs from a money lender (aarthiya) on interest to pay immigration consultants for visa. They failed to arrange for his visa and delayed the refund of money on which the interest was adding up,” brother of the victim Baljeet Singh said. “He had made several visits to the firm for more than two years for refund but to no avail. Even on Wednesday, he had gone to coll...

BEFORE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM, UNION TERRITORY, CHANDIGARH Complaint No. 17 of 2015 Atul Sharma S/o Sh. Yashvinder Kumar Sharma R/o #169, Sector 51-A, Chandigarh. …..Complainant Versus 1. Director, World Wide Immigration Consultancy Services Ltd.  Head Office: A-12, Industrial Area, Phase-6, Mohali (Punjab), India 2. Regional Manager, World Wide Immigration Consultancy Services Ltd. SCO 2415-16, Sector 22-C, Chandigarh. …..Opposite Parties Subject: - Complaint under section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1996, as amended upto date On account of: Delay & Deficiency in Service as per Contract And Negligence on the part of Opposite Parties. Honorable Sir I have approached M/S World Wide Immigration Consultancy Services Ltd. (WWICS) SCO 2415-16, Sector 22-C, Chandigarh in the month of May, 2013 for providing me Permanent Residency under Federal Skill Trade Program, CANADA which is a Job Offer Based program,  The requirements of this pr...

MOHALI: After Chandigarh, Mohali seems to have become hub of immigration fraud. In 56 incidents reported in the last six months, gullible people have lost more than Rs 1.5 crore. Interestingly, in majority of cases the accused are also wanted by Chandigarh police for fraud. Local police have managed to crack 19 cases out of 56 while the rest are still pending with the investigation agencies. On June 16, five cases of immigration frauds against a dozen travel agents were registered for duping seven persons on the pretext of sending them abroad on work permit and student visas. Police sources told TOI, "Accused Neena Sharma, who is currently facing two dozen cheating cases in Chandigarh, is also wanted by district police in recently registered eight cases. Her husband Mangat Ram was arrested three days ago." Neena was running immigration business under the banner of Shri Sai Kirpa Immigration Services in Mohali and Chandigarh. As ...