Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths busted a fake US visa racket on Tuesday and arrested the owner of a tourism firm that had forged documents to facilitate US visas for its clients.
Based on the complaint lodged by the US Embassy in Chennai, a team of CCB officials raided the Citizens Comfort Services and arrested its Managing Director Ravi Tejas.
Hemanth Nimbalkar, Joint Commissioner of Police, said that while Ravi Tejas helped his clients in forging documents, the Tourists’ VISA was obtained through the proper channels. The documents were created using fake letterheads of firms that did not exist.
Depending on the country, the rate charged for creating such documents ranged from Rs. 1.5 lakg to Rs. 4.5 lakh, he said.
After Chennai’s US Consulate filed a complaint in the office of DCP Crime that they were receiving many applications with forged/ fake supporting documents, the CCB followed Ravi Tejas and arrested him. They seized many non-judicial stamp papers, empty letterheads in the name of Indo-American Association of Commerce, RT Travels & Living Pvt. Ltd., Agazo Shipping Agency, Peedize Shipping Agency, Piscean Academy, Forenso Shipping Agency, visiting cards of First India Press News etc.
A case has been registered in the Yeshwanthpur police station under sections 465, 468, 471 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Investigations are on.
