Sarabjit Singh Sandhu and Ravinderpal Singh Deol, who live in Mohali, are in trouble for scamming 12 people out of ₹2.41 crore. They promised these people study visas for Canada and Australia but are already in police custody for another immigration fraud case.
The two operated their scheme from a home office. Vatanpreet Singh from Sector 91 reported them to the Sohana police, explaining that he met them while studying in Mohali. They convinced him and his friend that they could arrange study visas, leading Singh to transfer ₹10 lakh to Sandhu’s account and pay ₹20 lakh in cash.
Unfortunately, Singh’s friends also fell for the scam, sending money hoping to get study visas. Instead, the accused provided three fake visas, never delivering on their promises or returning the money.
After investigating the case, a report was submitted to the Mohali SSP by a DSP-rank officer. Consequently, an FIR was filed against the accused, including charges under Sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust), and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code, along with relevant sections of the Immigration Act. The case was registered at the IT/Aerocity police station.
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