Sat Mar 01 02:48:07 UTC 2025: ## Enforcement Directorate Busts US Visa Scam Ring
**New Delhi, March 1, 2025** – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered a large-scale scam involving agents facilitating US visas through forged documents and fraudulent means. The investigation, stemming from FIRs filed by Delhi and Punjab police based on complaints from the US Embassy, has so far implicated three entities: Red Leaf Immigration Private Limited, Overseas Partner Education Consultants, and Infowiz Software Solution. Searches of their premises in Chandigarh and Ludhiana yielded digital devices, documents, and ₹19 lakh in cash.
The ED alleges that these companies, operating independently, assisted clients seeking US, UK, and Canadian visas. Infowiz Software Solution is suspected of forging birth certificates, while Overseas Partner Education Consultants allegedly provided short-term loans to applicants in exchange for commissions, enabling them to meet minimum bank balance requirements for visa applications. Red Leaf Immigration is accused of coordinating with various intermediaries to facilitate visa approvals. The agents also allegedly provided funds to applicants, on commission, to bolster their claims of financial stability to embassy officials. False educational and professional experience certificates were also reportedly supplied at commission rates varying based on qualification levels and work experience requirements.
The ED suspects that proceeds from the scam were used to acquire assets and funnelled into various bank accounts. The investigation is ongoing, and more individuals are expected to be implicated. The initial seven persons/entities booked by Punjab Police last September are among those currently under scrutiny.
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