Sanjay Pahwa, Chandigarh : Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted in the month of September, 2011, to curb the illegal business of immigration/emigration in the city. From the very beginning to till date, the SIT has arrested 86 persons of their alleged involvement in the issuance of visas with the help of forged documents to many people. The SIT had cracked down three types of visa frauds 1) Student visa fraud, 2) tourist visa and 3) work visa fraud.
In Student Visa Fraud 34 persons were arrested.
In Tourist Visa Fraud 36 persons were arrested.
In Work Visa Fraud 16 persons were arrested.
Recently, Special Investigation Team (SIT) busted three gangs, in which 24 persons were arrested , who were indulged in preparing/providing of fake university degrees, fake experience certificate, fake property return, fake bank statement, fake income tax return etc.
For the future encouragement of all members of Special Investigation Team (SIT), the Inspector General of Police, UT, Chandigarh has given CC Class-I alongwith cash reward to 42 officials, at function held at Police Lines Sector-26, Chandigarh, in which Sh. Alok Kumar, IPS, DIG/Chandigarh, Sh. Naunihal Singh, IPS, SSP/Chandigarh, Sh. R.S. Ghuman, IPS, SP/Operation and all GOs, SHOs and other officials were present.