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As the increasing temptation to study and settle abroad grapples Gujarat, the fraudsters for the same are popping up as well. In Vadodara, three separate cases of the fraud have surfaced, where people were shown dreams of flying abroad, only to be scammed along the way.

The father-son duo of Nizampura

Fatehgunj police have arrested the father and son duo who ran a travel agency named ‘Sai Consultancy’ in Nizampura and cheated people under the guise of sending them abroad.

The manager of the firm, Rajendra Manharlal Shah, and his son Rinkesh Rajendra Shah (both residing at Krishna Airwing, Harni-Sama Ring Road), took money from 85 people by assuring them of getting work visas in the USA and Canada. However, once the payments were made, the duo fled with their offices and house abandoned.

The total amount the duo took from these 85 candidates amounts to ₹4.30 crore. 

Fatehgunj police registered a case against them, and the investigation revealed them to be living on rent in Dholeshwar Residency in Ghuma area of Ahmedabad.

Manjalpur PI VK Desai sent a team to arrest both of them, and the duo is now under nine days of remand.

An engineer files case against three

Digweshkumar Bharatbhai Patel, who currently resides in Vadodara, has filed a complaint against Sarang Jadhav, an immigration consultancy ‘BS Immigration’ in Mehsana. Patel’s friends, Vipul Prajapati and Monali Rabadia, were mentioned in the case filed by Patel.

According to Patel, he had completed his engineering in 2014 and was preparing for exams to go abroad. Vipul and Monali were his classmates at that time, and according to Vipul, Monali was also trying to go abroad. 

The couple had taken Digwesh Patel to Jadhav in Mehsana, who had said that the approximate cost of going to the UK would amount to ₹18-20 lakh. 

According to Patel, he paid the money to Vipul, Monali, and Sarang Jadhav, and was promised a visa in Sept 2022. However, when the visa did not arrive, Patel went to the consultancy where he could not find Sarang Jadhav. 

The trio had allegedly assured Patel that he will get his money back in three months.

Another alleged fraud of an amount of ₹17.20 lakh

Another complaint of fraud of ₹17.20 lakh has been registered in Manjalpur police station against the manager of Laksh Consultancy.

Sharmila Nilesh Sharma, who lives in Manjalpur, has filed a police complaint stating that she planned to go to Canada on a work permit, in 2021, and therefore had contacted the office of Laksh Management Consultancy in Manjalpur. 

The consultancy took a total of ₹17.20 lakhs from Sharma by and assured the visa in 60 days. Manjalpur police have registered a case against Kunal Diliparao Nikam, Ashish Shankarbhai Gawli, Vikas Tulsidas Patel, and Mansi.

For the uninitiated, an investigation was launched on Aug 22 against Laksh Consultancy for allegedly taking ₹1 lakh each from 150 people, promising them visas abroad.

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