Delhi police nabbed the fake visa racket operators after they fled from Ludhiana Jail using forged production warrants
Delhi police nabbed the fake visa racket operators after they fled from Ludhiana Jail using forged production warrants
Ludhiana Jail wasn't strong enough to hold Vipin Sharma (34) and his brother-in-law Aman Alam (26). The duo who were charged under MCOCA for running an illegal immigration racket, managed to rope in jail officials to create fake production warrants and escaped. However, the Delhi police's Special Cell managed to nab the duo, 10 days after their disappearing act.
The two were allegedly planning to go to US illegally via Guatemala and Mexico. The team of ACP LN Rao arrested Sharma and Alam from the airport and GT Karnal Road Bypass, respectively, on November 6. The Special Cell had also arrested them six months ago for running the fake visa racket.
"Both the accused were arrested on charges of duping people and illegally sending them to the US through South American countries. They were also booked under MCOCA as they were doing an organised crime on large scale.
The special MCOCA court of Tis Hazari had ordered the accused to continue in Tihar Jail but somehow they managed to move to Ludhiana Jail despite court orders. This might have been a part of their plan to escape. And on the 31st of October they produced forged production warrants and got away," said a police officer.
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| Police said Sharma was involved in 23 cases of cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust, attempt to murder and wrongful confinement registered at various police stations in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. |
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