With the arrest of six people, the Special Cell of the Delhi Police has busted a fake visa racket in the national Capital. Police said that they have also recovered equipment used for preparation of fake visas of different countries, especially European nations, from the possession of the accused.
A total of 225 passports — 90 Indian, 124 Nepalese and 11 Bangladeshi, a large number of fake visa stickers of different countries etc. were recovered from their possession, police said.
The accused have been identified as Sanjeev Kumar (49), Lakhvinder Singh (44), Rajveer Singh (51), Anil Paul (53), Dushyant (38) and Rajkumar (29).
According to Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, police received information a few days back that a racket was operating from Delhi which was indulged in preparation and arrangement of fake visa on passports.
"On Friday, police got a tip-off that one Sanjeev will meet his contacts at Janakpuri Institutional area near Gas Godam. Later, a trap was laid and three accused persons were nabbed," said the DCP.
During interrogation, Sanjeev revealed that he used to hunt the visa seekers by assuring them that he can easily get them one of any country. He used to apply for visa at VFS Global Pvt. Ltd, Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi and deposit his clients’ passport along with the visa application form at the center, said the DCP.
He used to give his office address in visa application form so that the rejected forms, along with the clients’ passport, couriered to their office which they later used for making fake visa with the help of their associates Paul and Dushyant, who were running the fake visa printing office at Laxmi Nagar area, the DCP said.
On Sunday, Paul was apprehended from Laxmi Nagar. Paul led police to his office at Laxmi Nagar from where his associate Dushyant was arrested. Later, Rajkumar was also nabbed, said the DCP.
For preparing fake visa sticker, they used to do the coating of radium on A4 size glossy paper by scan printing method. Then details, including photo of applicant, printed on it by using fine quality colour laser printer using Corel Draw software, police said.
After radium coating, hologram was fixed on the visa paper. They have own hologram making unit which include hologram die and heating and pressing unit, they said.
Finally, a roll was prepared which was used later. Thereafter, the paper was cut into specified different shapes as per size of visa of particular country, police said.
They also print delivery address on same glossy paper and paste on envelop along with barcode sticker. Finally, envelop was handed over to agents for delivery, police added.