British and Indian police are tracing a British Airways supervisor involved in a GBP 3 million visa scam. The suspect worked at Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport and charged customers GBP 25,000 per trip to abuse a loophole. He has reportedly bought properties in India and had clients from India and UK-based asylum claimants.
The searches and the investigation have gained significance at a time when another probe is going on after a Legend Airlines plane was halted in France over suspicions of human trafficking on December 22.
Those arrested were identified as 43 year old Tarun Kumar, believed to be the mastermind of the syndicate, along with 25 year old Jaswinder Singh and 29 year old Vinayak. The scam was set up with a number of shell companies, each with over 20 fictitious employees, including individuals posing as marketing, account management and advertising professionals. According to police authorities, the crime branch identified over 1,000 victims from across the country who fell prey to this fraudulent operation.
The accused was arrested on the allegation of running a racket of forged visas of different countries on November 25, 2022 from a shop in Connaught Place
Two people, including an agent, have been arrested by the Delhi police for running a fake Canadian visa racket. The accused defrauded people by providing fake visas promising them luxurious lives and jobs in foreign land.