Gujarat farmer alleges Rs 48L Canada visa fraud | Ahmedabad Information

Ahmedabad: A 32-year-old farmer from Mansa in Gandhinagar district filed a grievance with CID (Crime), alleging he was cheated of Rs 48.02 lakh after being promised a everlasting residency for his spouse in Canada. The grievance names a Gandhinagar-based visa consultancy working from Sector 16, together with its associates, and accuses them of dishonest, legal breach of belief, and conspiracy.The complainant alleged that he was promised that his spouse would first receive a piece allow and later receive everlasting residency after a yr of employment. In line with the grievance, an MoU was signed on Nov 12, 2022. He alleged he paid Rs 10 lakh by cheque, later transferred Rs 5 lakh by way of RTGS, and paid Rs 28 lakh in money by means of intermediaries at an workplace in Kalol.He additionally claimed to have spent Rs 1 lakh on processing and documentation. He stated his spouse accomplished medical checks in Ahmedabad, submitted the paperwork as instructed, and was later instructed that an LMIA letter and a passport request had been issued. In Oct 2023, she travelled to Toronto after receiving a piece visa stamp on the visa utility centre in Ahmedabad.The grievance alleges that on arrival, Canadian immigration authorities stated the corporate named within the LMIA had not issued any job provide, termed the work letter invalid, and instructed her to return to India or apply for refugee standing. She returned to India on Oct 29, 2023.The complainant alleged he spent an extra Rs 4.02 lakh on air fare, authorized session and associated bills in Canada, together with CAD 2,000 paid to a lawyer in Mississauga. He additional alleged that by Dec 2023, the consultancy’s workplace was closed and telephones had been switched off, and that one of many key accused had left for Dubai. Although they assured him they might both ship his spouse once more or return the cash, he alleged that no refund was made. The grievance alleges that the accused “in collusion with one another, dishonestly induced us to half with cash on false assurances of a Canada PR course of”.CID (Crime) has registered a case below IPC sections associated to breach of belief, dishonest and legal conspiracy, and has begun an investigation.