Ahmedabad: A 36-year-old resident of Chanakyapuri registered a complaint of cheating, forgery, and forging documents against two visa consultants who allegedly duped the complainant and his wife out of Rs 37.50 lakh after promising to arrange a UK work permit visa. Based on the complaint by a senior executive at a firm in Sanand, Sola High Court police registered a case on Friday under BNS sections 318(4) (cheating, dishonestly inducing the person deceived to deliver any property to any person), 336(3) (forgery, intending that the document or electronic record forged shall be used for the purpose of cheating), 338 (forgery of valuable security, will), and 340(2) (forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine).The complainant stated that his cousin, who resided in Unjha, went to the UK, and his visa work was handled by two visa consultants who had their office at Tragad. He stated that his wife also wanted to settle in the UK, so he contacted the visa agents. Of the two agents, one was a woman.“In Feb 2025, both visited my home, and discussions were held regarding my wife’s UK visa and work permit, as well as visas for my daughter and son. The total cost was agreed to be Rs 37.50 lakh,” the complainant claimed.The complaint claimed that the amount was paid in cash and online to the visa consultants. “At that time, I provided my wife’s passport, BSc and MSc marksheets, Aadhaar card copy, and medical certificate for her work permit visa. On May 26, my wife was called to Delhi for biometric and passport submission, and her original passport was submitted. On June 11, the visa consultant sent a video of my wife’s passport with a visa stamp via WhatsApp. On July 1, I spoke with the visa agent to arrange visa submission dates for myself and my children, but he kept making false promises and never provided the submission dates,” the complainant stated.Later, the consultants switched off their phones, and when the complainant went to their office, it was closed, and their residence was also vacated. Later, they received a call from an advocate who informed them that the visa consultant had left his wife’s passport in his office, and when they checked the passport, they did not find a UK visa stamp inside.
