Several visa consultant firms were under the scanner after complaints were received that people going abroad, especially to the USA, Canada and Australia, were forced to return to India from airports abroad despite paying huge amounts to these consultancy firms to help procure visa, he said. Pandian said documents, including mark sheets of universities in other states, passports and copies of passports, stamps, computers, hard disks and Rs 5.5 lakh cash were among items that were seized during the raids.
A woman, her son, and an accomplice have been booked for using fake documents and impersonation to secure bail in a cheque bounce case in Ludhiana. The court discovered the impersonation after the woman stopped attending the trial. Read more on Ludhiana News.
The regulator has already issued a public advisory alerting citizens not to heed fraudulent calls threatening disconnections from companies, agencies and individuals masquerading as Trai. It had also warned that fake companies, agencies, and individuals were trying to trick the public into making Skype video calls to avoid disconnections.