The Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested a 58-year-old man, hailing from Punjab, who had been absconding for over 13 years in an immigration fraud case at Indira Gandhi Worldwide (IGI) Airport.
The arrested recognized as Manjeet Singh aka Bitto was declared a proclaimed offender in 2013 by Patiala Home Court docket, New Delhi, in a case registered in November 2011, the police stated on Wednesday.
“On the intervening night time of November 15 and 16, 2011, the authorities throughout immigration checks at IGI Airport had discovered that passport of Kulvinder Kaur, an Indian citizen travelling from Austria, had been used for a number of entries and exits, together with a fraudulent return journey organized by Singh, a Ludhiana native,” Usha Rangnani, Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI Airport, Delhi), stated.
Following her arrest, Kaur advised the police that Bitto had facilitated one other particular person’s journey from Austria to Delhi utilizing her passport, the officer stated, including that Bitto’s affiliate, Gurdeep Singh, was arrested in November 2011. Bitto managed to provide police the slip regardless of quite a few raids, the DCP stated.
A case was registered beneath varied sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Passport Act.
A workforce, led by Inspector Sushil Goyal (SHO IGI Airport), launched a renewed effort and arrested Bitto in Delhi with the assistance of native and technical intelligence, the officer stated. “Throughout interrogation, Bitto confessed to his position in arranging Kaur’s journey and facilitating the fraudulent journey utilizing her passport in 2009,” stated DCP Rangnani.
As a part of ongoing investigation, the authorities will look into Bitto’s monetary transactions and potential involvement in different related instances, the officer stated.
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