Indian arrested with 27 Thai women in fake marriage scam in Bangkok
Indian arrested with 27 Thai women in fake marriage scam in Bangkok
The Thai police has arrested a 35-year-old man and 27 Thai women for their involvement in fake marriages registration scam on Monday. The fake marriage registration scam enabled Indians to get residential visas in the country.
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The Indian man identified as Wikrom Layerhi was working as a broker to arrange Thai women to register fake marriages with Indian nationals. The arrested women were hired for 8,000 to 10,000 bahts each. These women never stayed with the Indian nationals with whom their marriages were fixed.
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Immigration Bureau Chief and Deputy Head of the Technology Crime Suppression Centre Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakpal told the media that one of the arrested Thai women was above 70 years of age. She had a family and children.
-PTC NEWS
