Two men were arrested at the Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar on suspicion of possessing fake Australian visas. The men, Lal from Phillaur and Javed from Khemkaran, were handed over to the airport police, who registered a case against them.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the men had been duped by a fake travel agent based in Singapore. The agent had promised to get them Australian visas and had asked them to meet her in Amritsar. The police are still investigating to identify the travel agent.
Police Seek to Identify Fake Travel Agent
The police are still investigating to identify the fake travel agent who duped two men into traveling to Amritsar with fake Australian visas. The men, Lal from Phillaur and Javed from Khemkaran, were arrested at the airport and have been remanded in police custody for one day.
The police said that they are working on leads to identify the travel agent and that they will take action against her once she is found. They also warned people against falling prey to such scams and advised them to only deal with genuine travel agents.