POLICE QUESTIONS 25 EMPLOYEES REGARDING THE PROCEDURE ADOPTED BY HEALTHYWAY IMMIGRATION
Local police on Monday constituted 14 teams to visit various bank branches in Punjab and Haryana in connection with the issuance of fake documents in the Healthyway Immigration scam.The teams are expected to carry out the checks starting Tuesday.They will also be probing the role of financers and agents acting as middlemen between the agent and the banks.
Elaborating, senior superintendent of police Naunihal Singh said the teams would verify whether the norms were followed while issuing the documents to the prospective applicants. They would also check whether the documents for issuance of education loans were prepared on genuine addresses or fake addresses were furnished so as to enable a particular branch to issue loan certificates.
The DSP (CID) Anil Joshi said police also carried out fresh raids at the offices of Healthyway Immigration after quizzing the employees. Chandigarh police questioned at least 25 employees, including women, regarding the procedure adopted by Healthyway. They were also questioned about their responsibilities and nature of duties. The questioning continued from 6pm till 11:30pm.
Sources in the police said during the raid it also came to light that at least seven visas processed by Healthway Immigration were turned down by the embassies of various countries due to insufficient funds. The development is significant as the company would make a commitment to aspirants regarding the issuance of visa after putting in sufficient funds in their bank accounts.
Healthyway Immigration consultant Amit Kakkar was booked on August 13 for allegedly luring people in the name of sending them abroad and allegedly using fake documents for the process. Police have booked Kakkar, his wife Swati Kakkar and others. Sources in the police said at least 60 complaints against the consultant were being looked into which may involve finances up to Rs 1 crore.
Sources said in most cases it was found that papers were prepared for the aspirants but their visa application was rejected repeatedly. The reason cited for the rejection was the alleged use of fake documents provided by the consultant.
Number of cases: 7 Number of complaints: 70
August 13: Healthyway Immigration owner Amit Kakkar in the dock for allegedly using fake documents for sending aspirants abroad.
Kakkar and others booked by the police in two separate cases.
August 16: Chandigarh Police registers three more cases against Kakkar. Kakkar surrenders in court.
August 18: The functioning of more than 14 banks in Punjab comes under scanner of Chandigarh police. Out of 252 certificates issued, 248 were allegedly fake.
August 18: Healthway immigration scam gets new investigating officer DSP (CID) Anil Joshi.
August 19: Police seal another branch of the immigration consultant in the name of Career Abroad.
August 21: Police writes to the UT administration to get in touch with ministry of external affairs demanding the cancellation of licence of the company and blacklisting it for future.
August 22: Police conduct fresh raids till late night and quiz 25 employees of the firm.
Local police on Monday constituted 14 teams to visit various bank branches in Punjab and Haryana in connection with the issuance of fake documents in the Healthyway Immigration scam.The teams are expected to carry out the checks starting Tuesday.They will also be probing the role of financers and agents acting as middlemen between the agent and the banks.
Elaborating, senior superintendent of police Naunihal Singh said the teams would verify whether the norms were followed while issuing the documents to the prospective applicants. They would also check whether the documents for issuance of education loans were prepared on genuine addresses or fake addresses were furnished so as to enable a particular branch to issue loan certificates.
The DSP (CID) Anil Joshi said police also carried out fresh raids at the offices of Healthyway Immigration after quizzing the employees. Chandigarh police questioned at least 25 employees, including women, regarding the procedure adopted by Healthyway. They were also questioned about their responsibilities and nature of duties. The questioning continued from 6pm till 11:30pm.
Sources in the police said during the raid it also came to light that at least seven visas processed by Healthway Immigration were turned down by the embassies of various countries due to insufficient funds. The development is significant as the company would make a commitment to aspirants regarding the issuance of visa after putting in sufficient funds in their bank accounts.
Healthyway Immigration consultant Amit Kakkar was booked on August 13 for allegedly luring people in the name of sending them abroad and allegedly using fake documents for the process. Police have booked Kakkar, his wife Swati Kakkar and others. Sources in the police said at least 60 complaints against the consultant were being looked into which may involve finances up to Rs 1 crore.
Sources said in most cases it was found that papers were prepared for the aspirants but their visa application was rejected repeatedly. The reason cited for the rejection was the alleged use of fake documents provided by the consultant.
Number of cases: 7 Number of complaints: 70
August 13: Healthyway Immigration owner Amit Kakkar in the dock for allegedly using fake documents for sending aspirants abroad.
Kakkar and others booked by the police in two separate cases.
August 16: Chandigarh Police registers three more cases against Kakkar. Kakkar surrenders in court.
August 18: The functioning of more than 14 banks in Punjab comes under scanner of Chandigarh police. Out of 252 certificates issued, 248 were allegedly fake.
August 18: Healthway immigration scam gets new investigating officer DSP (CID) Anil Joshi.
August 19: Police seal another branch of the immigration consultant in the name of Career Abroad.
August 21: Police writes to the UT administration to get in touch with ministry of external affairs demanding the cancellation of licence of the company and blacklisting it for future.
August 22: Police conduct fresh raids till late night and quiz 25 employees of the firm.
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