Mumbai Crime Branch Busts Visa Scam Syndicate Sending Workers to South Korea

An ongoing investigation by Mumbai Police has uncovered a scam where individuals used forged documents to acquire visas for work in South Korea. The syndicate involved Navy officers and civilians, sending at least eight people to South Korea illegally over the past year, with further probes revealing more participants.

An ongoing investigation by Mumbai Police has uncovered a scam where individuals used forged documents to acquire visas for work in South Korea. The fraudulent operation managed to send at least eight people to the country over the past year, according to sources familiar with the probe.

Last week, the crime branch busted the syndicate, arresting two Navy officers - Lieutenant Commander Vipin Dagar and Sub Lieutenant Braham Jyoti - along with Simran Teji, Ravi Kumar, and Deepak Dogra. The syndicate had been active since May of the previous year and sent workers to South Korea on tourist visas, where they took up daily wage jobs in factories and construction sites.

Further investigations revealed that numerous individuals from Suchetgarh in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district had traveled using similar fraudulent means. Braham Jyoti, identified as the mastermind, had deep connections with other arrested individuals, including Dogra and Dagar. Pune-based German teacher Simran Teji, who became involved through an online dating app, had facilitated financial transactions related to the scam.

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