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Jalandhar travel agent, wife held

34 fake passports, three forged U.S. visas recovered 34 fake passports, three forged U.S. visas recovered

— Photo: PTI

ILLEGAL NETWORK: Police officials take travel agent Harbhajan Singh into custody in Jalandhar on Tuesday.

Jalandhar: A travel agent and his wife were arrested and 34 fake passports and three forged U.S. visas were recovered from their house in the Maqsudan area in this district on Tuesday, a senior police official said.

A case has been registered under the Immigration Act

Another name

Harbhajan Singh, staying in the area in another name, was arrested on a complaint from Pritam Singh, who said he had paid the agent Rs. 8.15 lakh for sending his son abroad but he neither arranged for the travel nor returned the money.

Raid

During its raid, a Kapurthala police team also seized materials used for making forged documents from Harbhajan's house, Deputy Superintendent (Bhulath) Balbir Singh told PTI.

The police were investigating whether Harbhajan had any link with the travel agents who were allegedly involved in the human trafficking case, in which Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha member Babubhai Katara was arrested.

Dismissed

Harbhajan was dismissed from a state-run cooperative on corruption charges 10 years ago and was living in the area under another identity, Mr. Balbir Singh said.

Police sources said that Harbhajan recently purchased the house in the Maqsudan area after paying Rs. 32 lakh and non-payment of a commission to the property agent led to his identity being revealed.

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