Forged applications for visas from Bengaluru are not new. In November 2014, based on a complaint by the U.S. consulate in Chennai, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) had busted a fake visa racket. Yeshwantpur-based Citizens Comfort Services Managing Director Ravi Tejas was charged with helping clients forge documents using fake letterheads to facilitate U.S. visas for its clients. He charged Rs. 1.5 lakh to Rs. 4.5 lakh to create fake documents.
In January 2004, alert immigration officials helped the U.K. police bust a multi-million fake visa and passport racket, which had been operating for many years.
The officials found a man travelling with fake documents. A detailed questioning led him to spill the beans. Based on his statement, officials alerted the U.K. immigration authorities that resulted in extradition of Liyakhat Ali, who was part of an international network that arranged fake visas and passports and helped people get employment in the U.K.
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