Jammu-Punjab visa fraud syndicate: Crime Branch files chargesheet against 5
The Crime Branch Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Jammu has presented a chargesheet before the Court of Excise Magistrate Jammu in case FIR No. 49/2025 u/s 318(4), 336(3), 340(2), 61(2) BNS registered at Police Station Crime Branch (EOW) Jammu against Vijay Gill S/O Gopal Gill, Harris Gill S/O Pawan Gill, Both R/O Supwal Tehsil & District Samba, Tirlochan Singh S/O Gurmail Singh R/O Village Lahinpur Dasuya, Punjab, Mandeep Singh S/O Sukhdeep Singh R/O Kolpur Vijaypur a/p Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar Jalandhar And Ravinder Singh S/O Jagmeet Singh, R/o H.No. 43, ST No. 01, ward no. 55 Rishi Nagar, Haibowal Khurd Ludhiana A/P H.No. 110, Block-B, 33 feet road Sunder Nagar Chowk, Ludhiana. The case pertains to an elaborate international visa racket wherein gullible youth were defrauded under the false pretext of securing work visas abroad, Crime Branch said today.
The case was registered on a written complaint lodged by Vishal Kumar S/O Ghara Ram R/O Mawa Tehsil Rajpura District Samba Against Vijay Gill S/O Gopal Gill and Haris Gill S/O Pawan Gill Both R/O Supwal Tehsil & District Samba alleging therein that accused Harris Gill and his Uncle Vijay Gill deceived him to the amount of Rs. 11,62,000/- under the guise of arranging a work visa for New Zealand. The accused syndicate provided the victim with a fabricated visa and fake flight tickets, subsequently luring him to Delhi where he was manipulated and forced to return empty-handed, CB said.
The formal investigation conducted by DySP Mamta Sharma, established actionable evidence linking a syndicate operating across Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab that systematically cheated unemployed aspirants. Technical surveillance, bank statement analysis and an official verification report from the ministry of external affairs (MEA) confirming that the New Zealand visa document was entirely inauthentic, cemented the fraudulent nature of the operation. Furthermore, Forensic Examination (FSL) scientifically authenticated the signature of accused Vijay Gill on the execution of the primary agreement.
On the basis of oral, documentary, financial and scientific evidences collected during the course of investigation crime branch filed a chargesheet against all five accused before the Ld. Court of Excise Magistrate Jammu for judicial determination.
SSP Crime Branch EOW Jammu advises general public to remain vigilant against such economic frauds and report any such incident to Crime Branch EOW Jammu (Crime Branch, J&K). Victims of economic frauds may also submit their complaints via email at sspcrimejmu@jkpolice.gov.in or contact on telephone no. 0191-2578901.