High drama was witnessed at the office of a city-based immigration agency on Monday, with nearly 25 people who had come from different districts of Punjab protesting against the company, alleging fraud to the tune of thousands of rupees. The complainants were from Ferozepur, Bathinda, Sangrur and Ludhiana. Many of them said they were surprised to find others facing similar issues.
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| Protesters outside the Healthyway Immigration office in Sector 42, Chandigarh. |
The protesters gathered outside the agency’s office in Sector 42 alleged that the Healthyway Immigration Consultant Private Limited had taken huge sums of money from them but never provided them with the
visas as promised. “They took Rs 90,000 from me, saying they needed to show a bank loan of Rs 15 lakh to process the visa application. However, when I enquired, I found that the embassy had refused the visas, saying the bank loan shown in the documents was fake,” said Vicky Sharma, who had come from Sangrur.
visas as promised. “They took Rs 90,000 from me, saying they needed to show a bank loan of Rs 15 lakh to process the visa application. However, when I enquired, I found that the embassy had refused the visas, saying the bank loan shown in the documents was fake,” said Vicky Sharma, who had come from Sangrur.
Another complainant who had come from Bathinda said he had approached the agency for processing the case of his son who wanted to immigrate to Canada. “They charged Rs 45,000 for the file and took another Rs 90,000, saying it was 6 per cent of the Rs 15 lakh that was to be shown as the loan amount. The embassy, however, refused the visa, saying the loan was not authentic,” said L D Arora.
The protesters said when they asked for a refund of the money, they were refused. Rekha Thakur, centre head of the immigration agency, refuted the allegations. “It is wrong that we took money against false
banks loans. If the clients have any issues, we will sort them out,” she said.
banks loans. If the clients have any issues, we will sort them out,” she said.
The police took stock of the situation and listened to the complaints of the protesting visitors. They asked the protesters to submit a formal complaint. The complainants then went to the Sector 36 police
station for the purpose but a compromise was reached with the company after the management assured to refund the money and handed them the Cheque
station for the purpose but a compromise was reached with the company after the management assured to refund the money and handed them the Cheque
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