Delhi Police Crime Branch arrests 2 African nationals for making fake Indian visas
India Today
Two African nationals were arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch for producing fake Indian visas and selling them to other people from Africa whose visas had expired. They had reportedly sold each of the fake visas for Rs 4,000-5,000.
Delhi Police Crime Branch, Rajouri Garden, has arrested two African nationals who were making fake Indian visas and providing them to Africans whose visas had expired. They reportedly sold the visas for Rs 4,000-5,000 each.
The accused were identified as 33-year-old Ortega Leonard, a resident of the Republic of Ghana, and 32-year-old Diomande, a resident of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire.
The Crime Branch conducts regular patrols in areas inhabited by people from African countries, keeping in view their involvement in different types of crime.
Recently, Inspector Satish Kumar received confidential information that two African nationals residing in Chander Vihar were making fake visas for African nationals whose visas had expired and who were living illegally in India without valid documents.
Accordingly, a team was constituted to raid the suspected address.
The accused were apprehended and a laptop having the format of a fake visa was found in their possession. While examining the laptop, a draft for fake Indian visas and other suspicious content was found.
A colour printer, 6 passports having fake visas, stamps, blank printing sheets, a total of 28 ATM cards from different banks issued to Indian customers used to withdraw the scammed money, bank passbook & cheque, and 11 mobile phones were also recovered from the premises.
