A case of fraud of 9.47 lakhs was registered in the police station cheating people under the pretext of issuing visas to Singapore and London. The incident happened in the Sayajigunj area of Vadodara city and details of other people who were also victims of the scam may come out during the investigation.
Pareshkumar Patel lives in Anand, is involved in farming. He was planning to go to London with his wife for better opportunities and was looking for a good agent. Meanwhile, he approached his friend Ravibhai Barot who has an office in Alankar Tower. He referred a trusted agent and gave a guarantee for the agent’s work.
His friend then contacted Bhavesh Ghanshyam Valand and said that it would cost Rs 18 lakhs, and paid an advance of Rs 1.50 lakh on tickets. Rs 2.50 lakh was deposited to convert it into pounds at Delhi. They stayed in Delhi, on the agent’s assurance that they will get tickets in two days. However, they did not get the ticket and contacted Bhavesh but he was unreachable. So when they contacted the police, Bhavesh said, “If you have filed a police case, I will not give you money.” Meanwhile, Paresh Patel had lodged a complaint.
Based on the complaint, the police have registered a case of fraud against Bhavesh Kumar and Ravi Barot and initiated legal action against them. Investigations revealed that Bhavesh had also extorted money of approximately 9,47,500 from other people in this manner.
