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Time of India
22-06-2025
- Time of India
Surat agent swindled of 32L by visa firm owner
Surat: A Surat-based immigration consultant was allegedly duped of Rs 32 lakh by an Ahmedabad visa firm owner, who promised to arrange work permits and visas for Canada and New Zealand, but instead provided forged documents. The accused, Sangramsingh Kushwah, has been arrested by Pal police, and further investigation is underway. The complainant, Prachi Sinde (37), owns Om Holidays, an immigration consultancy firm in the Pal area of Surat. According to police, Sinde was introduced to Kushwah in July 2024 through a family acquaintance, Shailesh Soni, a visa agent who later moved to the United States. Kushwah claimed he would take over Soni's clients and visa-related operations. In August 2024, Kushwah visited Sinde's office and introduced himself as the owner of two firms — Success Immigration and Ideal Immigration and Education Services. By Oct, Sinde entered into a formal agreement with him to pay Rs 9 lakh per client for processing work permits and visas for Canada and New Zealand. The terms were laid out in a signed contract. Based on the agreement, Sinde began forwarding client documents to Kushwah and transferred Rs 32 lakh for visa processing. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like New Cooling Tech Making Ductless ACs Go Mainstream [take a look] Keep Cool Click Here Undo Kushwah, in return, sent visa copies and job offer letters. However, Sinde later verified the documents with the embassies of Canada and New Zealand and discovered they were forgeries. When she confronted Kushwah, he assured her that he would refund the money within 45 days, but failed to do so. Realizing she had been defrauded, Sinde lodged a cheating complaint with Pal police who arrested Kushwah.
The Hindu
06-06-2025
- The Hindu
Man held for hawking e-cigarettes, contraband worth ₹21 lakh seized
HYDERABAD The Commissioner's Task Force (Central Zone) and the Saifabad Police on Wednesday busted an illegal electronic cigarette racket operating out of a residential flat in Adarsh Nagar, seizing 670 vapes worth nearly ₹21 lakh. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team raided a flat opposite Grand Bazar in Saifabad and apprehended Akash Sinde, 28, who was found storing and selling banned e-cigarettes under the guise of working as a caretaker. The seized vapes include brands such as Elfbar, Elux, Raya D1, Nasty, and Shisha. Sinde, originally from Mangalhat, had been employed by one Vishesh Agarwal on a monthly salary but soon began using the premises for illicit trade. The probe revealed that he sourced the contraband from Delhi through a network of agents and sold them in Hyderabad, targeting college students and teenagers. 'E-cigarettes are not only banned but also laced with harmful chemicals and nicotine, posing a serious health threat, especially to the youth,' a police officer from the task force said. The accused and the seized items have been handed over to the Saifabad Police for further legal action.
