JAMMU — The Crime Branch Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Jammu has filed a chargesheet against five accused in connection with a major international visa fraud racket in which unemployed youth were allegedly duped on the pretext of providing work visas abroad, officials said on Sunday.
The chargesheet was presented before the Court of Excise Magistrate Jammu in connection with FIR No. 49/2025 registered at Police Station Crime Branch (EOW) Jammu under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The accused have been identified as Vijay Gill and Harris Gill, both residents of Supwal in Samba district; Tirlochan Singh, a resident of Lahinpur Dasuya in Punjab; Mandeep Singh, a resident of Kolpur, Vijaypur, Samba, presently living in Jalandhar; and Ravinder Singh, a resident of Ludhiana, Punjab.
According to officials, the case originated from a written complaint filed by Vishal Kumar, a resident of Mawa in Samba district, who alleged that Vijay Gill and Harris Gill had cheated him of Rs 11.62 lakh on the pretext of arranging a work visa for New Zealand.
The accused allegedly provided him with a fabricated visa and fake flight tickets before luring him to Delhi, where he was allegedly manipulated and forced to return empty-handed.
Officials said the investigation, conducted by DySP Mamta Sharma, established evidence of a syndicate operating across Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab that systematically cheated unemployed aspirants by promising overseas employment.
Technical surveillance, analysis of bank statements and an official verification report from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that the New Zealand visa document was fake, they said.
Forensic examination by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) also authenticated the signature of accused Vijay Gill on the primary agreement, officials added.
Based on oral, documentary, financial and scientific evidence collected during the investigation, the EOW Jammu filed the chargesheet against all five accused for judicial determination. — (KIMS)