Travel agent held for ₹20 lakh immigration fraud, promised US entry through multiple countries
Chandigarh: A travel agent from Indore has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a Barwala resident of ₹20 lakh by falsely promising him entry into the United States. The accused, Lokesh Jat, was nabbed in Noida on May 16 by the anti-immigration fraud unit of Panchkula police.
The complainant, Dilraj Singh, had filed a report on September 30 last year, about the elaborate scam which began on October 13, 2023. Jat had assured Singh of facilitating his entry into the US, but instead sent him on a difficult journey through countries like Thailand, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Russia, and Dubai, over several months. Despite repeated assurances, Singh was never able to reach the US and was ultimately brought back to India.
When confronted, Jat allegedly offered Singh a Canadian visa as an alternative route to the US but again failed to deliver or refund the money. During a seven-day police remand, authorities managed to recover ₹5 lakh of the defrauded amount. Jat, now in judicial custody, is one of four individuals accused in the case.
Police are searching for the remaining three accused and trying to recover the remaining funds.
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Remarks against St Francis Xavier: Right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar gets bail
Panaji (PTI): A court in Goa on Saturday granted bail to right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar, who was arrested after he allegedly made derogatory comments against St Francis Xavier.
Judicial Magistrate First Class, Vasco, granted regular bail to Khattar, currently admitted to Goa Medical College and Hospital at Bambolim for treatment of chest pain after he was shifted from the District Hospital in Mapusa two days back.
A row erupted after a video of remarks by Khattar, the founder of Sanatan Mahasangh, at an event on April 18 in the presence of Swami Brahmeshanand, State Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho and BJP MLAs Sankulp Amonkar and Daji (Krishna) Salkar, went viral.
St Francis Xavier is revered as the patron saint of Goa.
The controversial remarks led to the Vasco Police registering an FIR against Khattar on charges of hurting religious sentiments and creating enmity between groups.
He was detained in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, by local police. His custody was later handed over to the Goa Crime Branch, according to officials.
