Punjab youth duped of Rs 14 lakh, admitted to blacklisted Russian university, agents booked
PTC News Desk: The Ludhiana police has registered a case against two Patiala-based travel agents for allegedly duping four youths by sending them to Russia and getting them admitted to a blacklisted university, where they were detained by local authorities, police said on Friday.
The accused have been identified as Gurpreet Singh and Sandeep Singh, owners of Khalsa Immigration and Education Consultant, located at GTB Nagar, 33 Feet Road, Jamalpur.
Based on the complaint of Sahil Singh, a resident of Azad Nagar on Sirhind road in Patiala, a case has been registered against the agents for duping him of Rs 14 lakh.
According to the complaint, Sahil Singh and three other youths came into contact with the agents via social media advertisement run by their immigration consultancy.
The agents allegedly promised admission to a foreign university and assured proper visa and travel arrangements. Sahil Singh said he paid ₹14 lakh to the accused, while the other victims also paid several lakh rupees, both in cash and through online transactions.
The FIR further states that the victims were detained and kept in custody for several days and were subjected to harassment with their luggage and personal belongings being seized, leaving them stranded on foreign soil.
The case has been registered under Sections 318(4) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 24 of the Immigration Act. Police said efforts are on to arrest the accused.
- PTC NEWS
